ALBANY — In the strongest indication thus far that New York Regents exams are on the chopping block, new research is showing that exit exams don’t improve outcomes or motivate students to learn more.

High school exit exams do not significantly affect dropout rates, according to a study released last week by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. “Pushed Out or Pulled Up? Exit Exams and ...

Since 1979, a growing number of states have required high-school students to pass exit examinations before they can receive diplomas. For nearly as long, scholars and policy makers have debated ...

Critics of high-stakes testing have argued that public high school exit exams cause many students, particularly minority-group members, to drop out in frustration without gaining a diploma that would ...

In 2006, California experienced a slight increase in its high school dropout rate, the first such increase in seven years, according to a study released on October 31 by the 55-year-old Human ...

SMMUSD HDQTRS — Tenth graders in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District trounced their state and county counterparts in a high-stakes test that determines whether or not they can receive a ...