State Bar & Bar Associations,
Education Law
Nov. 26, 2018
Politicians and academics debate what to do, if anything, about plummeting bar exam pass rate
After a year of record-low bar exam passage, stakeholders continue to be concerned by the downward trend.
After a year of record-low bar exam pass rates, stakeholders continue to be concerned by the downward trend and disgree over how to reverse it.
While some point to the California exam’s high cut score, second-highest in the nation, others attribute the decline to the weaker credentials of test-takers.
Just 27.4 percent of applicants passed the February exam, an all-time low overall, and 40.7 perce...
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