Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 3, 2007
Failing Grade: Exit Exam Requirements Penalize State's Most Vulnerable Students
Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - The new standards for California's high-school exit exams pay virtually no attention to the difficulties of the state's 700,000 disabled students.
By Areva D. Martin
The decision is final. All students in California must pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) in order to receive a diploma. The State Board of Education voted unanimously to make the exam mandatory - even for students with disabilities - rejecting alternatives proposed by several advocacy groups and educators.
The test became a requirement to e...
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