CAHSEE: Slight drop in grad rates reported

The latest study of the impact of the state’s exit exam requirement, prepared for the state Department of Education by the Human Resources Research Organization, found that graduation rates declined slightly and dropout rates were up for members of the class of 2006, the first students required to pass the California High School Exit Exam in order to get a diploma.

The report also found that many teachers are unaware of the resources available to help students pass the exam. However, the study concluded that the exam requirement has helped guide instruction at low-achieving schools and that approximately 40 percent of the seniors in the class of 2006 who did not graduate on time continued to take—and eventually passed—the exam.

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Download the latest CAHSEE report @ www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/documents/evalrpt07.pdf