Many states across the county are changing their high school graduation requirements. Students in Mississippi, for example, no longer are required to pass all their final tests in order to receive a ...

46,000 high school seniors statewide who have failed to pass the two-part high school exit exam, which is required for graduation, may still be able to receive their diplomas, pending this afternoon's ...

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 ...