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Who graduates via HSPA and SRA? .................................................... 14  \n2. What are the possible ramifications, in terms of disparate impact by race, ethnicity and social class, on children and districts if the SRA were to be eliminated?............................................................................ 15  \n3. Why do students pursue the SRA after having failed the HSPA? .................. 18  \n4. How do HSPA and SRA graduates, and dropouts, fare on post-secondary outcomes in the areas of higher education, work, health and involvement in the criminal justice system?............................................................ 22  \nNew Jersey Policies in the National Context .................................................. 25  \nThe SRA and New Jersey Secondary Reform ................................................. 29  \nConclusions and Recommendations ............................................................ 32  \nPromoting Multiple Pathways to Graduation.............................................. 32  \nStrengthening the SRA ........................................................................ 32  \nIssues in Need of Policy Attention .......................................................... 34  \nRecommendations for Research ............................................................. 34  \nClosing Thoughts............................................................................... 35  \nAppendix A: SRA Performance Tasks .......................................................... 37  \nAppendix B: Methodological Details on Sampling Strategy for the Three District Cohort Analyses .................................................................. 40  \nAppendix C: Summary Literature Review on the Impact of High Stakes Testing on Secondary Schools and Students ................................................................. 42  \nAppendix D: The Individual and Social Costs of High School Dropout Rates .......... 50  \nAppendix E: The GED Alternative .............................................................. 54  \nAppendix F: Finding Common Ground on New Jersey Secondary Reform.............. 56  \nBibliography ...................................................","cbCaivxp1oTQC071","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivxp1oTQC071","pdf",501703,74,"English","# Introduction\n## Frequently Asked Questions about the SRA\n## The SRA and New Jersey Graduation Policy\n## The SRA Research Project\n### Who graduates via HSPA and SRA?\n### What are the possible ramifications if the SRA were to be eliminated?\n### Why do students pursue the SRA after having failed the HSPA?\n### How do HSPA and SRA graduates and dropouts fare on post-secondary outcomes?\n## New Jersey Policies in the National Context\n## The SRA and New Jersey Secondary Reform\n## Conclusions and Recommendations\n## Appendix A: SRA Performance Tasks\n## Appendix B: Methodological Details on Sampling Strategy for the Three District Cohort Analyses\n## Appendix C: Summary Literature Review on the Impact of High Stakes Testing on Secondary Schools and Students\n## Appendix D: The Individual and Social Costs of High School Dropout Rates\n## Appendix E: The GED Alternative\n## Appendix F: Finding Common Ground on New Jersey Secondary Reform\n## Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What is New Jersey’s Special Review Assessment (SRA)?\",\"answer\":\"The SRA is an alternative to the state’s more traditional exit test, the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), designed to allow students to satisfy New Jersey’s graduation standards through another pathway.\"},{\"question\":\"What arguments do critics and supporters make about the SRA?\",\"answer\":\"Detractors describe the SRA as a “backdoor diploma” that harms the students it is meant to help. 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