After years of false starts and trial runs, California's make-or- break high school exit exam becomes the real thing for this school year's crop of seniors -- and estimates from the state Department ...

Many states across the county are changing their high school graduation requirements. Students in Mississippi, for example, no longer are required to pass all their final tests in order to receive a ...

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 ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina Rep. Phil Owens says a story he heard from one of his constituents convinced him it was time to do away with the state's requirement that students pass an exit exam ...

Even in an uncertain world, there are some things of which we can be certain. We can be certain the sun will rise in the east. We can be certain that we won’t escape death or taxes. And in California, ...