Secondary
NJ MISSTEPS ON SECONDARY REFORM PLAN
Published on: April 30, 2008
On April 25, the New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee released its long-awaited recommendations for secondary reform in a report entitled NJ Steps: Re-designing Education in NJ for the 21st Century.
STATE BOARD VOTES TO RETAIN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO GRADUATION
Published on: March 4, 2008
At its March 19 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education passed a resolution to retain and reform the Special Review Assessment (SRA), the alternative high school assessment used in recent years by over 10,000 students to earn a high school diploma. The resolution, which passed by an 8-0 vote:
ELC SUPPORTS PLAN TO RETAIN ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION ASSESSMENT
Published on: January 9, 2008
New Jersey's Special Review Assessment: Loophole Or Lifeline?
Published on: August 22, 2007
Eliminating the Special Review Assessment (SRA) could dramatically raise dropout rates and threaten New Jersey's claim to having one of the nation's best high school graduation rates, according to a new report on the state's alternative route to a high school diploma.
ABBOTT TEST SCORES HOLDING STEADY SEVERAL DISTRICTS FORGING AHEAD
Published on: February 7, 2007
Analysis of the 2006 standardized test results, released today in the State Report Card, shows that overall achievement levels in New Jersey’s high poverty "Abbott" districts are holding steady in the 4th, 8th, and 11th grades.
URBAN SCHOOLS SHOW IMPROVEMENTS
Published on: March 13, 2006
New Jersey's urban – or "Abbott" - schools have improved at the preschool and elementary school level, but lag when it comes to middle and high school performance.
Beyond the Tests: Supporting Higher Standards for Our Urban Schools
Published on: March 7, 2006
Last week, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings spent a few hours in New Jersey promoting the Bush administration's reform plan for public high schools.
SECONDARY EDUCATION INITIATIVE MOVING AHEAD
Published on: February 2, 2006
The Secondary Education Initiative (SEI), launched last Fall to bring college prep curriculum, small learning environments and family support to all Abbott students in grades 6-12, has been moving forward in a variety of ways: