«With XQ, Emerson took on a big, tough challenge, laden with a Gordian knot of tradition,
state graduation requirements, college entrance requirements (and the tests that go with them), and the traditions of prom, football, and everything else,» observed Mary Ryerse, strategic director at Getting Smart, a Minneapolis — St. Paul nonprofit, who was among the judges for the competition.
California Department of Education says California is a «local control state» and it is responsibility of local school districts to ensure that students meet all local and state graduation requirements
Californians for Justice Education Fund student members demanded that the district superintendent give all students their transcripts and a report on their progress toward meeting graduation and
state graduation requirements.
For all students, including the 2.7 million enrolled in public charter schools, the upward trend in graduation is a sign that more students are being taught to state standards and meeting
state graduation requirements.
However, you would still need to complete all
the state graduation requirements, including SAT and the Writing Portfolio and Capstone project.
The danger of the PSAE boycott is that the exam is
a state graduation requirement — students don't have to «pass» the PSAE but they do have to take it.
Students are required to meet
all state graduation requirements, and the schools are required to administer all state standardized testing, which is conducted under monitored conditions.