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Send high-school exit tests off the exit ramp | Letters

A recent Star-Ledger editorial called legislative efforts to eliminate the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) a “terrible idea” that would drive “a stake in the heart of educational ...
SFGate

Exit exam a test of determination / Language barrier adds unfair burden, critics say of requirement

For a 16-year-old, Iris Padilla's resume looks pretty good: Not only is she already a senior close to completing all the credits needed to graduate from Richmond High, she's president of a Latin ...
EdSource

Bill allowing diplomas for students who failed exit exam goes to governor

February 26, 2026 - At Antioch High School, peer advocates mentor freshmen, meet with students who've been found with alcohol or drugs, and facilitate conflict resolution. State lawmakers have sent a ...
SFGate

Exit exam too hard -- reprieve likely / State may delay denial of diplomas to students who fail

Denying diplomas to students who fail the high school exit exam almost certainly will have to be delayed at least a year, three members of the state Board of Education said Thursday. And, it appears, ...