More states could abandon high school exit exams as a graduation requirement for their students as general support for standardized tests cools. Policymakers in Florida, New Jersey, and New York, ...

A controversial 1979 New Jersey law mandating that high school juniors take an exit exam before they can graduate may soon see some changes. Bill S50, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, ...

After giving versions of the upcoming exit exam a trial run last May, teachers and principals around Ventura County realized that preparing students would not be easy. Some say students in schools ...

The number of states requiring students to pass an exam to receive a high school diploma continues to fall, a sign that attitudes towards the once-popular general competency exams have shifted ...