High School Graduation Requirements Archives - NJ Education Report
June 21, 2023

New Student Learning Data Is Out. Will This Be a ‘Serious Wakeup Call’ for the Murphy Administration?

A new report is out today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and everyone is talking about the dismal results. In short, 13-year-old […]
June 5, 2023

NJ Business Association Blasts Bill That Would Eliminate High School Graduation Test and Lower Standards

NJBIA is opposing legislation before an Assembly committee today that would eliminate the high school graduation proficiency test in New Jersey, saying such a move […]
May 3, 2023

BREAKING: State Board Approves Lower Passing Score for High School Graduation Test

During today’s State Board of Education public meeting, board members narrowly approved an adjusted “cut score”–the minimal score needed to pass—on the high school graduation-qualifying […]
April 4, 2023

Murphy’s Education Commissioner Releases Formal Resolution Directing State Board to Lower Standards

Ed. Note: In preparation for tomorrow’s State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan has released a formal resolution to lower the “cut scores” for […]
February 8, 2023

This New Bill Proposal To Eliminate Diploma-Testing Has Two Fatal Flaws. Here’s What We Should Do Instead.

Tomorrow morning the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee will consider a bill, Assembly Bill 4639, sponsored by Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, that would eliminate the requirement […]