Secondary
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:
TEST SCORES RISING IN NJ’S URBAN DISTRICTS
Published on: November 2, 2004
Just released state data show sizable gains by elementary school students in New Jersey's urban or "Abbott" districts in 2004, continuing a positive trend that began in 1999.
ABBOTT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORMS TOUTED AS STATEWIDE MODEL
Published on: September 14, 2004
A reform program for Abbott middle and high schools can be a model of secondary schools statewide, according to a report in the Star Ledger.
Newark and Jersey City test scores rise
Published on: June 22, 2004
In the state's two largest school systems, Newark and Jersey City students showed solid gains in most of their statewide tests this spring, according to preliminary scores released to the districts this month.