Sentences with phrase «exam as a graduation requirement»

Howard could not confirm whether any sophomores — who are taking the reading portion of the new exams as a graduation requirement — refused to take the tests, too.

But as this article shows, the waiver should not merely extend to the Biology End of Course exam as a graduation requirement.

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That decision by the state board of education, made Jan. 12, comes as a growing number of states are grappling with whether to hold firm on high school graduation requirements even as many students fail to pass graduation exams.

The New York board of regents last week swept out the state competency tests as a graduation requirement and replaced them with the tougher regents» exams traditionally geared to the state's college - bound students.

Title: «Requiring a civics examination as a high school graduation requirement» Sponsors: Rep. Michael Moffett (R - Loudon), Senator John Reagan (District 17) Continue reading LSR 2100 requires a civics exam as a high school graduation requirement

High School Promotion and Graduation Requirements (also available in Spanish) This fact sheet lists criteria for promotion from 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as high school graduation requirements (credits and RegenGraduation Requirements (also available in Spanish) This fact sheet lists criteria for promotion from 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as high school graduation requirements (credits and RegRequirements (also available in Spanish) This fact sheet lists criteria for promotion from 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as high school graduation requirements (credits and Regengraduation requirements (credits and Regrequirements (credits and Regents exams).

The Coalition Urges New York State to Convene a Commission to Re-Examine High School Graduation Requirements In November 2017, the Coalition wrote to Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia supporting a proposal to establish a commission to re-examine New York State's graduation requirements and made several recommendations [PDF] for the commission to consider as alternatives to high - stakes eGraduation Requirements In November 2017, the Coalition wrote to Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia supporting a proposal to establish a commission to re-examine New York State's graduation requirements and made several recommendations [PDF] for the commission to consider as alternatives to high - stakesRequirements In November 2017, the Coalition wrote to Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia supporting a proposal to establish a commission to re-examine New York State's graduation requirements and made several recommendations [PDF] for the commission to consider as alternatives to high - stakes egraduation requirements and made several recommendations [PDF] for the commission to consider as alternatives to high - stakesrequirements and made several recommendations [PDF] for the commission to consider as alternatives to high - stakes exit exams.

Texas modifies dropout counting procedures to conform to standards of the National Center for Education Statistics, which count as dropouts students enrolled in a GED program, students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass the state exam and students previously counted as dropouts, among other procedures.

The solution to the problem of students not graduating due to failing the End of Course exams is for the legislature to pass a simple bill waiving the End of Course exams and waiving the Collection of Evidence as a graduation requirement.

While many states have implemented civics exams or civics courses as graduation requirements, these requirements often are not accompanied by resources to ensure that they are effectively implemented.

The policy solution that has garnered the most momentum to improve civics in recent years is a standard that requires high school students to pass the U.S. citizenship exam before graduation.6 According to this analysis, 17 states have taken this path.7 Yet, critics of a mandatory civics exam argue that the citizenship test does nothing to measure comprehension of the material8 and creates an additional barrier to high school graduation.9 Other states have adopted civics as a requirement for high school graduation, provided teachers with detailed civics curricula, offered community service as a graduation requirement, and increased the availability of Advance Placement (AP) U.S. government classes.10