Data Shows More California Students Passing Exit Exam On First Try

The San Francisco (CA) Examiner (8/26, Schreiber) reports that data released by California education officials Wednesday indicates that more students in the state are passing the high school exit exam on their first try, though the overall number of students passing the test remains steady. "In The City, 95 percent of seniors with enough credits to graduate had passed the test by the time May rolled around. That was on par with the statewide figure, though city students were slightly less likely than their California peers to pass the first time."