Schools Matter: National Research Council Finds High School Exit Exams Increase Dropouts Without Increasing Achievement

Schools Matter: National Research Council Finds High School Exit Exams Increase Dropouts Without Increasing Achievement

National Research Council Finds High School Exit Exams Increase Dropouts Without Increasing Achievement

by Jim Horn

Conclusion 2: The evidence we have reviewed suggests that high school exit exam programs, as currently implemented in the United States, decrease the rate of high school graduation without increasing achievement. The best available estimate suggests a decrease of 2 percentage points when averaged over the population. In contrast, several