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Special Review Assessment (view source)
Revision as of 11:41, October 8, 2009
, 11:41, October 8, 2009Undo revision 707820 by Justicia (Talk)
A '''Special Review Assessment''' (SRA) is an easy alternative exam given to [[New Jersey]] [[public school]] seniors who flunk the standard High School Proficiency Assessment three times.
A '''Special Review Assessment''' (SRA) is an easy alternative exam given to [[New Jersey]] [[public school]] seniors who flunk the standard High School Proficiency Assessment three times.
The SRA enables New Jersey to inflate its graduation rates to the highest in the nation. The SRA "measures skills that students should have mastered by eighth grade" and "consists of a series of bite-size lessons, each followed immediately by a bite-size quiz ... [with] no time limit."<ref name="SRA">http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/moreviews/48696937.html</ref>
The SRA enables New Jersey to inflate its graduation rates to the highest in the nation. The SRA "measures skills that students should have mastered by eighth grade" and "consists of a series of bite-size lessons, each followed immediately by a bite-size quiz ... [with] no time limit."<ref name="SRA">http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/moreviews/48696937.html</ref>
Even with this trick, nearly 20% of public school students in New Jersey ''still'' fail to earn a diploma.
Even with this trick, nearly 20% of public school students in New Jersey ''still'' fail to earn a diploma.
== References ==
== References ==