Schools Matter: NJ High School Proficiency Test Blocks 3,000 from Diplomas

Schools Matter: NJ High School Proficiency Test Blocks 3,000 from Diplomas

NJ High School Proficiency Test Blocks 3,000 from Diplomas

by Jim Horn

From Atlantic City Press:

Almost 3,000 high school seniors statewide did not graduate this June because they failed to pass a required state test or win their appeal to the state Department of Education.

Information supplied by the state DOE on Thursday shows that 1,357 students did graduate through one of the special appeals processes announced in June. But 2,904 seniors have still not met the state testing requirement for graduation. They will get one more chance this summer through an online review process provided by the state and a final testing at the end of July.

DOE spokesman Alan Guenther said about 1,500 students have already registered for the summer