Table 2.9. Types of promotion and graduation practices based on statewide exit and end-of-course exams, by state: 2013
State | State has high school exit exam | State has appeals process or alternative route to diplomas for students who fail exit or end-of-course exams | Exit or end-of-course exams are based on state 10th grade standards or higher | State finances remediation for students failing promotion, exit, or end-of-course exams | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States1 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | |
Alabama | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Alaska | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Arkansas | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Colorado | No | No | No | No | |
Connecticut | No | 2 | No | No | No |
Delaware | No | No | No | No | |
District of Columbia | No | No | No | No | |
Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Georgia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Hawaii | No | No | No | No | |
Idaho | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Illinois | No | No | No | No | |
Indiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Iowa | No | No | No | No | |
Kansas | No | No | No | No | |
Kentucky | No | No | No | No | |
Louisiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Maine | No | No | No | No | |
Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Michigan | No | No | No | No | |
Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Mississippi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Missouri | No | No | No | No | |
Montana | No | No | No | No | |
Nebraska | No | No | No | No | |
Nevada | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
New Hampshire | No | No | No | No | |
New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
New Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
North Carolina | No | No | No | No | |
North Dakota | No | No | No | No | |
Ohio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Oklahoma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Oregon | No | No | No | No | |
Pennsylvania | No | No | No | No | |
Rhode Island | No | 3 | No | No | No |
South Carolina | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
South Dakota | No | No | No | No | |
Tennessee | No | No | No | No | |
Texas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Utah | No | No | No | No | |
Vermont | No | No | No | No | |
Virginia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
West Virginia | No | No | No | No | |
Wisconsin | No | No | No | No | |
Wyoming | No | No | No | No | |
1 National total reflects the number of "Yes"
responses for the column. 2 Connecticut plans to adopt exit exams beginning with the class of 2020. 3 Rhode Island plans to adopt exit exams beginning with the class of 2014. SOURCE: Diplomas Count 2013: Second Chances, Turning Dropouts into Graduates, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2013. Data Source |