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Education

Mar. 14, 2017

State bar OKs money for bar exam studies

The state bar's board voted to pay for studies analyzing the bar's low passing rate at the request of the California Supreme Court.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The State Bar's board authorized $150,000 to commission four studies to evaluate the issues of low bar exam passing rates as requested by California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

The studies funded Friday will analyze the issue of passing standards related to law school performance in an effort between the state Legislature, state Supreme Court and the bar to c...

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