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NJ EDUCATORS RELEASE REPORT ON TENURE, TEACHER EVALUATION
Published on: March 2, 2011
EQuATE, a group of NJ educators formed in response to Governor Christie's Executive Order on NJ Educator Effectiveness, has issued a report with a series of recommendations on tenure reform and teacher evaluation.
Alternative High School Exam Returns
Published on: November 27, 2010
Six months after a poorly implemented state test disrupted the graduation plans of thousands of seniors, New Jersey's Alternative High School Assessment (AHSA) is back. So are concerns about avoiding a repeat of last year's chaos.
ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL EXAM RETURNS AMID CONTINUED CONCERNS
Published on: November 27, 2010
Stakeholders Seek To Prevent Repeat of Graduation Turmoil
Published on: August 25, 2010
A stakeholder group convened by ELC has presented recommendations to the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) designed to avoid a repeat of the turmoil that surrounded last year's Alternative High School Assessment (AHSA).
ELC TO DOE: RELEASE DATA ON AHSA AND 'APPEALS PROCESS'
Published on: June 16, 2010
As the NJ Department of Education proceeds with plans to deny diplomas to unprecedented numbers of seniors on the basis of this year's Alternative High School Assessment (ASHA) scores, Education Law Center has asked the Department and the State Board of Education to release full results of the new assessment so the public will know how many students may not graduate.
NJDOE CREATES AHSA APPEALS PROCESS, THOUSANDS STILL AT RISK
Published on: May 25, 2010
Responding to increasing pressure over its mishandling of a new graduation test, the NJ Department of Education has created a last-minute "appeals process" for students at risk of not graduating because of their scores on the Alternate High School Assessment (AHSA).
NJDOE FLUNKS AHSA TEST, BUT THOUSANDS OF SENIORS WILL PAY
Published on: May 11, 2010
Thousands of high school seniors will not graduate next month unless Education Commissioner Bret Schundler and the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) move quickly to correct the Department's mishandling of the new Alternate High School Assessment (AHSA).
STUDY FINDS 40% OF ALTERNATIVE TEST STUDENTS GO ON TO COLLEGE
Published on: April 20, 2010
Joint Press Release From the Institute on Education Law and Policy at Rutgers, Education Law Center, the CUNY Graduate Center and Newark's Project GRAD.