New SC law deletes high school exit exam
Seanna Adcox
Associated Press Posted: Apr 21, 2014 2:31pm EDT
Updated: Apr 21, 2014 2:31pm EDT MORESC Education agency pulls out of testing program
South Carolina Education Superintendent Mick Zais has withdrawn the state from testing for new standards next year. More >> |
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina is replacing its high school exit exam with tests considered more useful to students' lives beyond 12th grade.
A new law signed by Gov. Nikki Haley deletes South Carolina's three-decade-old requirement that high school students pass an exit exam to graduate It's a move long pushed by advocates for children with disabilities, who say the High School Assessment Program can be their lone block to receiving a diploma. Business leaders also pushed for an overhaul of a test that provided no useful information to students or their future employers. Starting next spring, 11th graders will take two tests. The law specifies one will be ACT WorkKeys, which awards job-skills credentials students can take to employers. The other will test for college readiness. That specific test hasn't been picked. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. |