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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.
AHSA RESULTS PUT JUNE GRADUATION AT RISK FOR THOUSANDS
Published on: April 15, 2010
In an April 13 letter Education Law Center asked Commissioner Bret Schundler to set aside the results of last January's Alternate High School Assessment (AHSA) after preliminary reports showed high failure rates that threaten June graduation prospects for thousands of seniors.
ELC Asks NJDOE to Release AHSA Data
Published on: April 14, 2010
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.
URBAN SUPERINTENDENTS SEEK CHANGES IN NEW SRA GUIDELINES
Published on: October 22, 2009
New Jersey’s Urban School Superintendents have asked the Department of Education (NJDOE) to revise new guidelines for the Special Review Assessment (SRA) for the 2009-10 school year.
URBAN YOUTH RESEARCHERS REPORT ON NEW GRADUATION STANDARDS
Published on: August 25, 2009
On Aug. 22, the Urban Youth Research Initiative, including teams of youth researchers from Newark, Paterson, and Jersey City, released the findings of a statewide survey on New Jersey’s new high school graduation requirements.
ED ADVOCATES CHALLENGE NJDOE ON SECONDARY REFORM COSTS
Published on: July 11, 2009
Despite deepening state and local budget crises, the NJ State Board of Education is set to mandate tougher high school graduation standards and new exit exams that will affect every school district in the state.