2-4-16 Education in the News
NJ Spotlight - Statewide High-School Graduation Rate Increases to Nearly 90 Percent…But socio-economic gaps remain and requirement of passing grade on PARCC to earn diploma looms on the horizon ‘The day after the sobering results of the new PARCC testing were released, the Christie administration had some better news for New Jersey’s schools yesterday: Graduation rates are up…’
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/16/02/03/hs-grad-rates/
by John Mooney
NJ Spotlight Opinion - NJ’s Made Great Strides in Expanding High School Career-Readiness Offerings…There’s a new awareness that innovative career and technical programs benefit all types of students, including those who are college-bound ‘…Our state is now a national leader in making career and technical education (CTE) an educational and economic priority, and our county vocational-technical schools are well-recognized for innovative programs that give all types of students a head start on college and career success.
Timothy McCorkell