Skip Navigation
small header image
State Education Reforms (SER)

Table 2.9. Types of promotion and graduation practices based on statewide exit and end-of-course exams, by state: 2005–06 and 2009
 
State Promotion contingent on performance on statewide exams (2005–06) Graduation contingent on performance on statewide exit or end-of-course exams (2009) State has appeals process or alternative route to diplomas for students who fail exit or end-of-course exams (2009) Exit or end-of-course exams are based on state 10th grade standards or higher (2009) State requires remediation for students failing promotion, exit, or end-of-course exams (2005–06) State finances remediation for students failing promotion, exit, or end-of-course exams (2009)
United States1 8   24 21   20 19 17
                   
Alabama No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Alaska No   Yes   Yes   Yes No No
Arizona No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Arkansas No   No 2 No   No No No
California No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
                   
Colorado No   No   No   No No No
Connecticut No   No   No   No No No
Delaware Yes   No   No   No Yes No
District of Columbia No   No   No   No No No
Florida Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
                   
Georgia Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Hawaii No   No   No   No No No
Idaho No   Yes   Yes   Yes No Yes
Illinois No   No   No   No No No
Indiana No   Yes   Yes   No Yes Yes
                   
Iowa No   No   No   No No No
Kansas No   No   No   No No No
Kentucky No   No   No   No No No
Louisiana Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Maine No   No   No   No No No
                   
Maryland No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Massachusetts No   Yes   Yes   Yes No Yes
Michigan No   No   No   No No No
Minnesota No   Yes   Yes   No Yes Yes
Mississippi No   Yes   Yes   Yes No No
                   
Missouri Yes 3 No   No   No Yes No
Montana No   No   No   No No No
Nebraska No   No   No   No No No
Nevada No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes No
New Hampshire No   No   No   No No No
                   
New Jersey No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes No
New Mexico No   Yes   Yes   No No Yes
New York No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes No
North Carolina Yes   Yes   Yes   No Yes Yes
North Dakota No   No   No   No No No
                   
Ohio No   Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Oklahoma No   No 4 No   No No No
Oregon No   No   No   No No No
Pennsylvania No   No   No   No No No
Rhode Island No   No   No   No No No
                   
South Carolina No   Yes   No   Yes Yes No
South Dakota No   No   No   No No No
Tennessee No   Yes   No   Yes Yes No
Texas Yes   Yes   No   Yes Yes Yes
Utah No   No   No   No No No
                   
Vermont No   No   No   No No No
Virginia No   Yes   Yes   Yes No Yes
Washington No   Yes   Yes   Yes No Yes
West Virginia No   No   No   No No No
Wisconsin Yes   No   No   No No No
Wyoming No   No   No   No No No
1 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column.
2 Arkansas plans to make graduation contingent on performance on exit exams beginning with the class of 2010.
3 Missouri permits each school district to establish its own method for assessing students.
4 Oklahoma plans to make graduation contingent on performance on exit exams beginning with the class of 2012.
SOURCE: Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards Based Education, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2006 and Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2009.Data Source