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Direct linkGewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2006
New Jersey leaders have launched a campaign to build support for boosting high school rigor, but some are worried that the effort could produce a higher dropout rate as the state phases out an alternative exam used by nearly 15 percent of its students. Part of the state's bid to raise expectations involves scrapping the Special Review Assessment,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Standard Setting, Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements
