"It's not just CA. Colleges and universities are going toward using the same exit tests to graduate. "
If you happen to know of any good articles on this, please let me know. I would like to read more....thanks!
I haven't been able to find anything written. My husband is a professor in a Middle State college and it's happening. The faculty was called into a meeting about 2-3 years ago and told this was going to happen. There would be no discussion; it was a done fact. Profs have been told that they must redo their style of teaching to conform. Because my husband has always reworked his courses every year and has fashioned them to be used on computer, he was asked to help develop new standardized curriculum. He has put them off because he doesn't want to be involved. My concern has been that this is happening NOW and no one outside higher education knows about it. It's part of our daily conversation and concern and has been for several years. It's being run (under the radar) by the Princeton Testing Service. It seems that they have convinced powers that be that they should be doing this. They, of course, administer the tests.
My dad says that there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about this case a while back. Unfortunately, he can't remember anything more specific.