Graduation Requirements

College & Workforce Readiness Oregon's New Graduation Requirements: Higher in Writing Than Math
Translating its old graduation-test scores onto the Smarter Balanced scale revealed that the state's old diploma requirements fell far short of "college ready." But so do its new ones.
Catherine Gewertz, October 2, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness New Jersey Students Mobilize to Block Graduation Requirements
Students file suit to block the state's plan to require them to earn their diplomas by scoring well on the PARCC, the SAT or the ACT.
Catherine Gewertz, September 3, 2015
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Assessment California Drops Exit-Exam Requirement for 2015 Class
A new law allows thousands of students to graduate even though they didn't take the required exit exam because of a state contracting error.
Catherine Gewertz, August 31, 2015
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Assessment California Legislature Writes Emergency Bill to Help Students Denied Diplomas
Lawmakers scrambled this week to draft legislation to allow about 5,000 students to graduate even though they lost their last chance to take the state-required exit exam.
Catherine Gewertz, August 19, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness California Diploma Bungle: San Francisco Board Goes 'Rogue' to Rescue Students
Thousands of students statewide were denied diplomas because of a contracting mistake, and now find their plans for college, job training or the military in limbo.
Catherine Gewertz, August 17, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Washington State Sets Smarter Balanced Graduation Score
Recognizing that the state is still in transition to new standards, the board of education adopted graduation scores that are below the college-readiness mark.
Catherine Gewertz, August 6, 2015
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Tiffany Mungin, a graduating student from East Side Community High School, presents a long-term research project about U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War to David Vazquez, principal at the Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, left, and Ben Wides, a 12th grade history teacher at East Side Community High School in New York.
Tiffany Mungin, a graduating student from East Side Community High School, presents a long-term research project about U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War to David Vazquez, principal at the Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, left, and Ben Wides, a 12th grade history teacher at East Side Community High School in New York.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness N.Y.C. High School Strives for 'Authentic' Assessment
East Side Community High School is among 48 New York schools where students complete projects to graduate—rather than take the state test.
Catherine Gewertz, July 17, 2015
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Special Education Graduation Rates Vary for Students With Disabilities
Despite federal efforts to bring uniformity to high school graduation calculations, states are inconsistent in setting diploma requirements for special education students.
Christina A. Samuels, May 29, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Transition From Special Education Gets a Closer Look
While the nation's graduation rate has hit another historic high, prospects are more mixed children and youths with disabilities, according to Diplomas Count 2015.
The Editors, May 29, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Making Graduation Meaningful: A Real Qualifications System for U.S. Students
The U.S. high school diploma is too often little more than an attendance certificate. Creating a real qualifications system would empower students, give them the skills to compete in the global economy and make our education system more equitable.
Marc Tucker, May 7, 2015
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Federal Opinion Why Are We Teaching Democracy Like a Game Show?
Memorizing the answers to a naturalization test will not help students learn about civics, writes Joseph Kahne.
Joseph Kahne, April 21, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Georgia Enacts New Law Retroactively Eliminating High School Exit Exams
The measure signed by Gov. Nathan Deal might allow as many as 9,000 former students to earn a high school diploma.
Caralee J. Adams, March 31, 2015
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, seated, hands over a pen to state Rep. Steve Montenegro, a fellow Republican, after signing a bill requiring students to pass a civics test to graduate from high school.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, seated, hands over a pen to state Rep. Steve Montenegro, a fellow Republican, after signing a bill requiring students to pass a civics test to graduate from high school.
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Assessment U.S. Citizenship Test Gains Traction as Diploma Criterion
Arizona and North Dakota require high school students to correctly answer portions of the test to graduate, and other states are weighing such a mandate.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 24, 2015
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Education Vocational Pathways Approved for Graduation in New York State
Students in New York state will soon have the option to replace one of the history exams now required for graduation with a career-focused art or science exam
Liana Loewus, October 22, 2014
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