Controversial Probe of Ohio's Exit Exams Nearing End

By Drew Lindsay

Ohio and the U.S. Education Department are nearing an agreement that would end a federal investigation of the state's high school exit examination, according to state officials.

The federal agency's office for civil rights has suspended its investigation and will likely close it down as part of the final agreement, according to Robert Moore, the assistant state superintendent for public instruction in Ohio.

"We're at a point where we are going to reach some...