State Board Approves New H.S. Requirements

The State Board of Education has just issued a press release stating that they have adopted new high school graduation requirements and revised the Core

High School Can of Worms

Derrell Bradford of E3 (Excellent Education for Everyone) has a new column out that slams the D.O.E.’s Special Review Assessment, the test that high schoolers

Honors Students Failing HSPA’s?

Here’s a shocker. The Asbury Park Press’s Diane D’Amico reports that most kids who took the Special Review Assessment, an alternative test given to those

Living in a Post-Abbott World

Last week, Judge Peter Doyne announced a ruling that, if upheld, will change the way we finance the education of poor children in New Jersey.

Abbott’s Law

The Philadelphia Inquirer just reported that the NJ DOE has bowed to pressure and agreed to eliminate Algebra II from the list of new high

Whose Achievement Gap?

A Star-Ledger editorial today pans the DOE’s new high school graduation requirements: Education Commissioner Lucille Davy insists all children are born with the ability to

NJ’s Field of Dreams

A piece in the Gloucester County Times surveys three districts in regard to the newly rigorous high school requirements: Washington, which boasts a 97% graduation

Redesigning High School Redesign

The Star-Ledger reports today that the DOE granted “preliminary approval” to their own plan to increase graduation requirements for the state’s high schools. (Boy, must

Salvaging the DOE

As the new data from the N.J. State Report Cards makes the rounds, the DOE is caught in the unenviable position of defending uneven test