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 ...

UPDATE: On Oct. 7, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 172, which will allow former students who failed the exit exam, but passed their classes, to earn diplomas. The bill also suspends the exam until 2018.

A study using more than 25 years of data suggests that state exit exams—especially the more challenging ones—are leading to lower high school graduation rates. The high-stakes tests are also spurring ...

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In an article dated Nov. 14, 2013, it was declared that the Alabama High School Exit Exam would no longer be a requirement to obtain your high school diploma. The article states the exit exam was a ...

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 ...

Radford, now 27, was unable to enroll in a medical technician program, where she hoped to earn a phlebotomy license, which would allow her to work in a clinic or hospital drawing blood from patients. ...