Texas is getting rid of its exit exam ... sort of.
This is from the Austin American-Statesman:
"The Legislature has ordered educators to stop giving the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) in high school and replace it with 12 end-of-course exams. They'll be similar to final exams in a class, but they will come from the state instead of local teachers. ...
End-of-course exams will differ from the TAKS in two significant ways. For one, students must average a passing...
