TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Democrats advanced a bill this week that would permanently eliminate the state’s high school ...

Two states require that students take independently-administered civics tests to graduate high school. Eight have comprehensive exit exams. And a vast majority require students to earn credits in ...

WASHINGTON - Many high school graduation tests don't measure whether students are ready for college or work, and some states haven't even made clear what the purpose of their tests are, a study finds.

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A bill that would eliminate New Jersey’s high school graduation proficiency test cleared the Assembly on Thursday, advancing a proposal that would end the ...

As the parent of two children in Ashland Public Schools, including a 10-year-old son with a learning disability, I have long been alarmed by the impact that the MCAS graduation requirement has on ...

Although there clearly are many issues to consider and a lot of people in the education community still not convinced, the state Education Department did compromise on some big items related to the ...