Monitoring ends with some special ed programs still noncompliant
After five years of monitoring under a lawsuit settlement, 46 of 76 districts are complying with special education rules. To various degrees, 30 others aren't.
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Education chief: High school PARCC doesn't prep for real world
Lawmakers questioned Gov. Phil Murphy's education officials on changes to how PARCC is used to assess high-school graduates and teachers.
How Christie could bring 'chaos and anxiety' to your school budget
On the one hand, Gov. Chris Christie says his 2018 state budget proposal won’t include any big surprises. On the other, he's not ruling out embedding his school aid changes.
Democrats want to end 'failed' state school takeovers, but Christie threatens veto
Lawmakers said that New Jersey has accomplished little despite running the schools for the last 27 years in Jersey City, 25 years in Paterson and 20 years in Newark.
How 10,000 New Jersey students will graduate without taking PARCC
More than one of every 10 seniors in New Jersey may graduate by having educators review a portfolio of their work, rather than by passing the state’s graduation exam.