August 13, 2008
More States Are Making Their High-School Exit Tests Course-Specific
The focus of state high-school exit examinations is shifting from measuring basic skills to determining whether students have mastered the content of specific courses, according to a report being released today by the Center on Education Policy, a Washington-based research and advocacy organization.
When the center began tracking such tests in 2002, 10 states required students to pass "minimum competency" examinations to receive public high-school diplomas. The examinations
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