The high school exit exam is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
New Jersey is on track to become the latest state to eliminate the graduation test, which measures 10th-grade proficiency in English and math and is administered to high school juniors. A bipartisan bill ending the requirement passed the state’s General Assembly 55–17 on Dec. 8 and will be considered by the Senate in the coming weeks.
The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis, a Republican, said the exam no longer serves its purpose.
“Students do not take it seriously. Districts can’t rely on the results. The data simply does not reflect real student learning,” she said in a Dec. 8 news release….