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WILL NJ SCHOOLS BE AFFECTED BY U.S. TOP COURT RULING ON SPECIAL ED?

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JOHN MOONEY | MARCH 27, 2017

State already answers to higher legal standard, but federal ruling should re-emphasize that minimum progress is not enough for special-needs students

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 last week in favor of raising standards for special education nationwide, the decision was widely applauded by parent and children advocates.

But when it comes to how much the ruling will directly impact New Jersey, the answer is a bit more complicated.

In a decisive victory for special-needs children, the court ruled in a case that originated in Colorado that schools are compelled to teach students with disabilities at a level comparable to other students and above the standard of minimum progress.

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/03/26/will-nj-schools-be-affected-by-u-s-top-court-ruling-on-special-ed/?utm_campaign=new-jersey-politics&utm_content=2017-28-03-9255100&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

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The 15 N.J. colleges where professors make the most money

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Updated March 23, 2017
Posted March 23, 2017

By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Full professors at New Jersey’s college and universities made $127,696 on average in 2015-16, according to new data released by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Full professors are a minority of the teaching staff at many colleges, and the database also includes average wages for associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, lecturers and unranked faculty, who all make substantially less money.

The average salary figures were compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education for a database of more than 4,500 institutions. The data, released Wednesday, comes from information schools submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.

Check out the list below to see the 15 N.J. colleges that paid full professors the highest average salary.

https://www.nj.com/education/2017/03/the_15_nj_colleges_where_professors_make_the_most.html#incart_river_index

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Ridgewood High School Ranked 28th best in the State

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2016 Best Public High Schools Ranking

November 24,2015
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Ridgewood NJ, Niche put out its 2016 Best Public High Schools ranking providing a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience of a public high school. This grade takes into account key factors such as the strength of academics, quality of teachers, school resources, the quality of student life, as well as student and parent reviews, in an attempt to measure the overall excellence of the school.

Factors considered were, Academics Grade, Health & Safety Grade, Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience , Student Culture & Diversity Grade, Teachers Grade, Resources & Facilities Grade , Extracurriculars & Activities Grade, Sports & Fitness Grade.

Ridgewood Placed 28th in the state of New Jersey and some of our neighbors ; Tenafly High School came in 33rd, Pascack Valley High School 36th, Cresskill High School 42nd,Glen Rock High School 43, Ramapo High School 54 and River Dell Regional High School 67th .

the List : https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/new-jersey/

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Only 19 Paterson Students Ready For College

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Only 19 Paterson Students Ready For College

Posted: Dec 01, 2014 10:43 AM EST Updated: Dec 01, 2014 10:43 AM EST
By Tamara Laine, @ChasingTamara

Paterson, New Jersey (My9NJ) –

In Paterson, New Jersey only 19 kids who took the SAT’s are considered college ready. This means that they scored at least a 1500 out of 2400 on the standardized test, and this number is truly shocking considering how large the school district is.

Paterson resident Jason Williams is one of the lucky ones. He just graduated high school last year and has been enrolled in college since September, after taking the SAT’s three times determined to score over 1500. He says that the key to his success was not falling victim to the streets.

“Just last summer, my friend and teammate, he was shot and killed that summer and that really affected me,” he said.

https://www.my9nj.com/story/27515692/only-19-paterson-students-ready-for-college

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Over 60,000 New Jersey Students Take Part in Field Test of Online PARCC Exams

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Over 60,000 New Jersey Students Take Part in Field Test of Online PARCC Exams
More than 62,000 New Jersey elementary and high school students were part of the nation’s first large-scale test of the online PARCC exams, an early trial that officials are calling a success — despite some glitches.

New Jersey’s participation over the past month was among the largest in the country, topped only by Illinois and Ohio.

And depending on who is talking, the trial went fairly well, with comments still coming in. NJ Spotlight is conducting its own survey, too, for our readers to share their experiences.

The chief spokesman for PARCC — the acronym for the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — said yesterday that the field tests, which involved more than 200,000 students in more than a dozen states, went about as expected, with no major problems but plenty of smaller issues to be addressed.

Taking place in more than 1,000 New Jersey schools, the trial was in the performance-based piece of the PARCC exams for language arts and math, in which students are asked to complete writing assignments or more complex math computations.

PARCC released new versions of the practice exam last week, allowing the public to take the language arts and math tests themselves. (Mooney/NJSpotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/04/16/over-60-000-new-jersey-students-take-part-in-field-test-of-online-parcc-exams/

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NJ Schools Press Lawmakers to Ease Restrictions on Interdistrict Choice

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NJ Schools Press Lawmakers to Ease Restrictions on Interdistrict Choice

Supporters say enrollment cap of 5 percent stifles increasingly popular program.

On the eve of the unveiling of the next state budget, advocates for New Jersey’s interdistrict choice program are stepping up their campaign to fight off state-imposed enrollment caps on the increasingly popular program – and winning some high-level support.

The association that represents the 130-plus districts in the program, which allows them to take in students from outside their borders, has been pressing legislators for help in easing the state edict issued last fall that limited the districts to no more than 5 percent increase in enrollment.

The state Department of Education said it was about the money, with state funding for the program ballooning in the last three years to nearly $50 million for the 5,000 students enrolled this year. (Mooney/NJSpotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/02/19/nj-schools-press-lawmakers-to-ease-limits-on-interdistrict-choice/