The graduation rate for New Jersey high schools dipped from 2020 to 2021 to 90.6%. A second calculation required by the federal government shows it as 88.5%.
A month after the State Board of Education raised the score needed to pass the new NJGPA, an Assembly panel voted to make it a field test for current juniors.
In the 2022-23 school year, the state takes its fifth step in its five-year transition back to its funding formula. More than 30% of districts are losing aid.
The state Department of Education would compile data about racial, ethnic and economic segregation and come up with a plan to ensure diverse enrollment.
A problem that predates the pandemic has become a full-blown issue statewide that is already affecting classroom instruction, lawmakers are told at a hearing.
This year, 117 students took a temporary option for a bridge year, enabling them to access programs, extracurricular activities and spring sports lost in 2020.