Massachusetts used to require a standardized statewide test called the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, but officials are going back to the drawing board after residents voted ...

At least six states are quietly bestowing retroactive diplomas on tens of thousands of former students who never passed their state's required exit exam, sparking a heated debate about rigor, fairness ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing UPDATE: On Oct. 7, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 172, which will allow former students who failed the exit exam, but passed ...

Grads file in at the Patterson High centennial graduation in May. The district estimates about 10 students did not join the group solely because they did not pass the high school exit exam. Nan Austin ...

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 ...