State BOE votes to nix high school grad exam
ATLANTA - Next fall's freshman class will be the first since 1995 that won't have to take the state's comprehensive test to graduate high school.
The state Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to eliminate the requirement that students pass the Georgia High School Graduation Test to get a diploma. Instead, end-of-course exams will count more toward students' grade in the eight courses required for graduation.
The end-of-course tests will then count for 20 percent of a student's grade in each of those classes, up from 15 percent now. Their scores will also be recorded in their transcripts that are sent to colleges when they apply for admission.
The graduation test replaced the "basic skills test" after employers and college administrators complained to lawmakers that graduates weren't prepared to join the workforce.
"I think everybody agrees the end-of-course test is a better way of doing that," said Matt Cardoza, a state Depart
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