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New Jersey’s high school graduation rate slightly declined during the coronavirus pandemic, a drop that’s in line with other states, Assistant Commissioner Kathleen Ehling told the state Board of Education Wednesday. But full national results have not yet been reported, a common theme in assessing performance while schools were closed and many students lacked connectivity to attend classes and take tests on what they learned.
of how many students take Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. The reports also include information on student apprenticeships, on students’ internet connectivity, and on teachers by subject area, race, years of experience, and education levels. “We’ve been concerned about teacher shortages and teachers leaving the profession, and it would be a real shame if that caused students to miss out on AP classes,” she said.
While the figures showed a rise in New Jersey students considered chronically absent, Ehling urged caution around reading too much into the statewide increase from 10.6 % in 2019-20 to 13.1 percent in 2020-21. Districts were allowed to set measures for how much contact a student needed with the school before being considered chronically absent.
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