SACRAMENTO -- A state appeals court on Friday upheld California's high school exit exam, rejecting claims by a group of students who argued the exam discriminates against poor students and those who are learning English. The panel of three judges overturned a preliminary injunction issued in May by an Alameda County Superior Court judge who blocked the exam for this year's senior class. The panel ruled that trial court "abused its discretion" in weighing the legal arguments about whether the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their lawsuit. The appeals court intervened in the Alameda County decision after the state...
