New Jersey 101.5 » graduation http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ's High School Graduation Rate Climbs To 86% http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-climbs-to-86/ http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-climbs-to-86/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:00:59 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=202083 The Garden State’s high school graduation rate increased from 83% in 2011 to 86% in 2012, the second year the state is using new federal methodology for calculating the graduation rate. Meanwhile, School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools undergoing intensive turnarounds with the support of the New Jersey Department of Education on the whole made significant gains over the past two years.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-climbs-to-86/feed/ 0 Flickr User Jim, the Photographer NJ's High School Graduation Rate Drops [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-drops-audio/ http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-drops-audio/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:19:25 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=199972 Once the highest in the nation, New Jersey's high-school graduation rate takes a big drop.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/njs-high-school-graduation-rate-drops-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Jim, the Photographer Should Middletown HS South's Class President Accused of Bullying Receive an Apology? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/should-middletown-hs-souths-class-presidents-accused-of-bullying-get-an-apology-poll/ http://nj1015.com/should-middletown-hs-souths-class-presidents-accused-of-bullying-get-an-apology-poll/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:00:33 +0000 Ray Rossi http://nj1015.com/?p=131270 The headline might be a bit misleading.

This isn’t what we’d think of as the classic definition of bullying.

In the first place, I don’t even think we’ve defined just what “bullying” is in this, the age of the anti- bullying mandate?

At best, it seems to be a very nebulous term

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-middletown-hs-souths-class-presidents-accused-of-bullying-get-an-apology-poll/feed/ 0 Flikr user Ben+Sam Congrats, Grads! (PHOTOS/VIDEOS) http://nj1015.com/congrats-grads-photosvideos/ http://nj1015.com/congrats-grads-photosvideos/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:55:16 +0000 Craig Allen http://nj1015.com/?p=124107 Pomp and Circumstance. It has played for everyone, now, in the Class of 2012. Congratulations Graduates!

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]]> http://nj1015.com/congrats-grads-photosvideos/feed/ 0 Congratulations to ALL 2012 Grads! (Craig Allen photo) Graduation In The Heat – What a Dopey Idea http://nj1015.com/graduation-in-the-heat-dopey-idea/ http://nj1015.com/graduation-in-the-heat-dopey-idea/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:13:04 +0000 Ray Rossi http://nj1015.com/?p=124214 Temperatures in the mid 90s…heat index soaring over 100…people fainting, sweating, kids having to wear caps and gowns that attract the sun.

Brilliant idea…no?

Here are just a couple of things that happen when graduation ceremonies are held out in the heat

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]]> http://nj1015.com/graduation-in-the-heat-dopey-idea/feed/ 0 Youtube screenshot No More Cheering At Graduation Ceremonies? Have We Gone Too Far? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/no-more-cheering-at-graduation-ceremonies-have-we-gone-too-far-poll/ http://nj1015.com/no-more-cheering-at-graduation-ceremonies-have-we-gone-too-far-poll/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:40:06 +0000 Joe Votruba http://nj1015.com/?p=117403 More and more schools are banning cheering at graduation ceremonies. Arrests have been made and diplomas have been withheld over this. Yes, being happy for one of your kid's greatest accomplishments is now being frowned upon by the school system

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]]> http://nj1015.com/no-more-cheering-at-graduation-ceremonies-have-we-gone-too-far-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr user: UNE Photos NJ College Grads Plunge Into The Job Market [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-plunge-into-the-job-market-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-plunge-into-the-job-market-audio/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 09:04:38 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=103737 College students who are getting their diplomas this month should have a bit of an easier time getting a job than their recent counterparts, but it's still going to be tough.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-plunge-into-the-job-market-audio/feed/ 0 Graduates file into Rutgers commencement. (Rutgers University) NJ College Grads Face Few Job Prospects [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-face-few-job-prospects-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-face-few-job-prospects-audio/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:08 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=94930 May is right around the corner, but for many New Jersey college students about to graduate, finding a job could be the hardest test yet.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-college-grads-face-few-job-prospects-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Mark Warner Represent Your 80s Graduating Class! [POLL] http://nj1015.com/represent-your-80s-graduating-class-poll/ http://nj1015.com/represent-your-80s-graduating-class-poll/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:22 +0000 Matt Ryan http://nj1015.com/?p=48274 http://polldaddy.com/poll/5887165/”>Which Year Did You Graduate High School In New Jersey?]]> New Jersey it's time to represent your 80s graduating class! Take the poll below and let us know where you graduated from in the comments section!

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