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NJDOE Continues to Illegally Revise NJ Graduation Policies
Published on: October 8, 2015
The NJDOE is continuing its practice of revising high school graduation policies in violation of NJ's procedures for changing the rules governing the state’s public education system.
STUDENTS SUE TO FORCE NJDOE TO ADOPT NEW GRADUATION RULES
Published on: September 1, 2015
NJ students and their families filed a lawsuit challenging the NJDOE's attempt to impose new exams as requirements for high school graduation without adopting new regulations as required by law.
NJ GRAD RATES REMAIN STRONG
Published on: May 12, 2015
A new report shows that NJ continues to be among the nation’s leaders in high school graduation rates and is making progress in closing gaps among student groups. The report also indicates that sustaining such progress will be challenging as the state adopts new graduation policies.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REGULATIONS EXPECTED
Published on: March 23, 2015
In response to concerns raised by ELC and the ACLU-NJ, the NJDOE is expected to propose new high school graduation regulations to the State Board of Education soon.
PARCC BRINGS MAJOR EXPANSION OF TESTING FOR NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Published on: September 23, 2014
The start of the school year has put the spotlight on the new PARCC tests that NJ students will take next spring. But less attention has been given to the major increases in high school testing that are part of these changes.
TESTING CONCERNS GROW AS PARCC PHASE-IN BEGINS
Published on: May 28, 2014
As another testing season winds down in NJ schools, policymakers are wrestling with a test of their own: how to manage growing concerns about the new high stakes assessments scheduled for next year.
COMMISSIONER SAYS NEW TESTS WILL NOT BE TIED TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
Published on: October 24, 2013
In a potentially significant move away from high stakes exit testing, the NJ Education Commissioner has announced that new PARCC tests will not be tied to high school graduation for up to five years.
PUTTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO THE TEST
Published on: September 11, 2013
NJ’s high graduation rates have been sustained by assessment policies that give students various ways to meet State standards called “multiple pathways.” However, the onset of the PARCC assessments could significantly narrow those alternatives.