Alternate Route Graduation Retained in New Jersey

Reversing its stated course, the New Jersey State Board of Education voted on March 19th to retain Alternate Route Graduation. The program, known as the SRA (Special Review Assessment) was thought to be on its way out.

The State Board has voted to keep the program for the coming school year and directed the Commissioner to review and revise the SRA program going forward.

Questions have long been raised as to whether the program was effective and equivalent to a regular high school diploma. Elected officials have decried the program as an easy way out for students without fulfilling their educational needs.

The Education Law Center prepared an excellent report on the program and its impilmentation statewide which you can access here.