Chronic Absenteeism and Suspension Issue

  The State of New Jersey, Department of Education Performance Report Card defines an absence as being ‘not present’ and includes both excused and unexcused absences.  Looking at these numbers we noticed that suspensions and chronic absenteeism is correlated in some schools, while in others the numbers

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ESSA State Plans

NJDOE is Soliciting Comments on its Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan The NJ Department of Education has just released its draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan and is accepting public comments.  Even, having participated in the development of the plan, it will take me a

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