High school exit exams do not significantly affect dropout rates, according to a study released last week by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. “Pushed Out or Pulled Up? Exit Exams and ...

High school exit exams, which are required by nearly half the states, measure skills that students are usually taught in middle school or the first year of high school. That finding, according to a ...

Critics of high-stakes testing have argued that public high school exit exams cause many students, particularly minority-group members, to drop out in frustration without gaining a diploma that would ...