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Weigh in on New High School Graduation Requirements

You have about two weeks to weigh in at the State Board of Education on new graduation requirements. From the Seattle Times:

Washington students were among some of the last in the nation required to pass a set of federally mandated exams to finish high school. Students must still take these tests, called Smarter Balanced Assessments. But in the spring, legislators voted almost unanimously to cut the tie between the exams and a diploma. They also outlined a series of alternative paths to graduation, but left the fine print up to the state’s Board of Education. That board has spent the past several months drafting a set of new rules.

The board will hold a public hearing Oct. 24 in Olympia, where anyone interested can voice an  opinion. People who can’t make the meeting have until Oct. 28 to email comments to rulescoordinatorSBE@k12.wa.us.

SBE FAQs

Starting with the class of 2020, students would be required to meet a set of credit requirements and complete at least one of the following:

• Pass the federal Smarter Balanced math and English tests.
• Earn high-school math and English credits by enrolling in “dual-credit” courses.
• Pass certain Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International exams, or pass certain “transition” courses that allow students to enroll in college-level coursework.
• Reach minimum scores set by the state on the SAT or ACT.
• Earn a minimum score on a military-aptitude test.
• Take two career technical-education (CTE) courses.

Of course there's always pushback but I don't take much of what LEV or Stand for Children have to say very seriously:

Something as substantial as changing graduation requirements has riled criticism from some members of the state’s business and education advocacy communities. The pathways don’t parallel the rigor that came with the standardized tests, said officials from the League of Education Voters, which took a stance against decoupling the high-school diploma from test scores.

State schools chief Chris Reykdal says he will monitor which students wind up in each pathway. Reykdal, a member of the State Board of Education, said he generally supports the pathway options but the CTE pathway “comes up short” and could unintentionally breed inequity among students.

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