[VeniVidiVici]

To further ensure assimilation doesn’t take place.

[umgud]

This ought to raise the value of a California high school diploma.

[DumpsterDiver]

The bill would require the state to develop alternative methods of measuring academic competence of students unable to pass the exit exam.

Dear student,

Either pass the current exit exam or exit the state and never darken our door again.

Cordially yours,
LAUSD & staff

[Gay State Conservative]

Any California high school student who can demonstrate the proper level of self esteem is ensured a diploma it would appear.

[Chode]

and when they fail THAT??? a loser is still a loser...

[ridesthemiles]

I am beyond glad that I no longer live in Kalifornia and have a job which includes hiring and firing.....

Now the “graduates” will be even more useless than they are now.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

They just can’t handle the four (4) r’s: readin’, ‘ritin’, ‘rithmetic and redo.

[paul51]

After all, it’s for the children

[Myrddin]

Is the exit exam targeted at 8th grade skills? If you can't pass it, you don't deserve a high school diploma. Ridiculous. California high school diploma or Charmin? Charmin is more valuable. You can do something useful with Charmin.

[Brucifer]

Well you see... mathematics is different in Spanish. The numbers add up differently. (especially during elections or when it’s time to pay taxes)

[shag377]

Georgia has something like this, but:

1.) You must pass the other required, mandated tests, which are much harder. The graduation tests are on a level approximately that of 8th grade. The End-of-Course-Tests are much, much more difficult. Fail one of those, you don’t get a variance.
2.) Attend ALL required tutoring sessions, twice a week, for up to 10 weeks before the test. You miss one session, you can’t qualify.
3.) Apply for a variance on the test and get approved. We had 4 last year take one.

In addition, they are now requiring more math and science for a diploma, and ALL special needs students must take a regular diploma. These are not watered down by any means, nor is getting a variance easy. What they are trying to do is put more of the onus of taking a diploma on the shoulders of the student.

We had 80 seniors not take a diploma because some simply did not go to the tutoring. If they had gone, they would have graduated. Of course there were other reasons too, but the tutoring was the main one.

[P-40]

California high school students could obtain diplomas without passing an exit exam

Speaking as an employer, those diplomas won't be worth sh*t.