As high schools rethink graduation requirements, a growing number are moving away from requiring all students to pass a comprehensive test.

While the state’s standardized testing program is being revamped during the transition to the new Common Core State Standards, the fate of the high school exit exam – the one test students must pass – ...

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 ...

As of Monday, the high school exit exam is no more. The 30-year-old state test, formally known as the High School Assessment Program, will be replaced by two tests that educators say will yield better ...

For a decade, supporters of the California High School Exit Exam have said the high-stakes test would boost student performance while opponents countered that it would worsen the dropout rate. Turns ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The legal saga surrounding the California high school exit exam continued Tuesday, as an attorney challenging the test tried to persuade an appellate court that students who failed it ...

As the state looks to replace the California High School Exit Exam with a new version, or eliminate it altogether as a graduation requirement, it remains difficult to find much consensus among ...

WHETHER the state of Washington should require students to pass an examination to receive a high-school diploma is hotly debated in many quarters of the state. Thus it is important to know that, ...

California students are getting better at passing the high school graduation exam, but the test may be on its way out. The state is in the midst of an education overhaul as schools begin adopting ...