[1] *New Jersey has highest graduation rate in the country, including highest graduation rate among Hispanic students and the second highest among African-American students. Source: The Diplomas Count 2011 report.
*New Jersey public schools ranked 1st in nation on 19 factors that measure quality of public schools, Education State Rankings 2010-2011,Source: Education State Rankings 2010-2011: Pre K-12 Education Across America.
*NJ has highest AP Scores in the Nation, Source: College Board. 2010 AP New Jersey Summary Report;*NJ’s high school graduation rate is #1 in the nation, Source: Education Week. Diploma Counts 2010: Graduation by the Numbers – Putting Data to Work for Student Success. June 2010
*NJ is 1st in nation in the average Advanced Placement (AP) score for public school students for 2010, also outperforming NJ’s private school students, Source: College Board. 2010 AP New Jersey Summary Report
*NJ is 1st in high school graduation rates among minority students, with the highest percentage of African-American and Latino students graduating from high school, Source: Education Week. Diploma Counts 2010
*NJ’s Urban public pre-school programs are 1st in Nation, showing big long-lasting gains in student language, literacy and math for children who attend. Source: National Institute for Early Education Research.
[2] Terrence Dopp, Montclair Sees Schools ‘Bludgeoning’ as Christie Cuts, Bloomberg/Business Week, March 18, 2010
[3] John Gramlich, Chris Christie Is a Role Model to New Governors, But Do His Cuts Add Up? Stateline.org,, November 22, 2010
[4] Jeanette Rundquist, N.J. schools struggle with increasing class sizes as budgets, teachers are cut, The Star-Ledger, November 28, 2010
W. Jacob Perry, School cuts get a thumbs down in Bernards Township, The Bernardsville News, December 3, 2010
Kathleen O’Brien, N.J. parents face high costs, chauffeuring children to schools as budgets cut ‘courtesy’ busing, The Star-Ledger, August 23, 2010
