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 ...

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 – ...

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, ...

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 ...

The state canceled next month’s administration of the California High School Exit Exam because the test contract expired, leaving possibly thousands of students’ graduation status in limbo. State law ...

California should delay its exit-exam requirement for students with disabilities, recommends a draft research report that state legislators requested. “High School Exit Examination for Pupils With ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – California high school seniors have one less hurdle to leap before graduation near future, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill eliminating the California High School Exit ...

High school students in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties continue to make steady progress in the California High School Exit Examination. In numbers released Tuesday, during the 2009-10 school ...

California has decided that any student in the past 11 years who met all high school requirements except passing the exit exam can get a diploma anyway. You heard that right: A bill signed Wednesday ...