California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)

February 1, 2022

The late state Sen. Gary Hart's legacy looms large on California education

Former state Sen. Gary Hart, who died last week at 78, authored bills allowing charter schools in California, creating a statewide student assessment and a minimum school year.

John Fensterwald

October 12, 2017

California joins trend among states to abandon high school exit exam

Exam suspended in 2015 no longer required for graduation, now that state has adopted new Common Core standards and school accountability metrics.

Theresa Harrington And Louis Freedberg

April 11, 2017

California's high school graduation rate improves for 7th straight year, but ethnic gaps remain

State statistics show that 83.2 percent of students who entered high school in 2012-13 had graduated by 2016. But gaps as large as 20 percentage points separate some ethnic groups.

Larry Gordon

May 17, 2016

California’s graduation, dropout rates improve for the sixth straight year

About 82 percent of the state's high school students graduated last year.

Fermin Leal

March 31, 2016

High school diplomas at last for students who failed exit exam

"A shot of confidence" and new opportunities for some; others are still waiting.

Fermin Leal

December 30, 2015

A year of change: EdSource's top five stories of 2015

EdSource staff

December 29, 2015

Storyline: California High School Exam in limbo

Explore the events and conversation that led to the suspension of the high school exit exam, leaving its future in limbo.

John Osborn D'Agostino

October 29, 2015

8,000 LA Unified students who failed high school exit exam eligible for diploma

An estimated 40,000 students statewide are eligible.

Fermin Leal

October 12, 2015

Gov. Brown signs, vetoes key education legislation in days before deadline

Among the new laws are changes for math placement and class instruction time.

EdSource staff

October 11, 2015

New times demand new ways to support students and schools

Tom Torlakson

October 7, 2015

Governor signs bill allowing diplomas for students who failed exit exam

Bill also suspends high school exit exam for three years.

Fermin Leal And Theresa Harrington

October 7, 2015

In exit exam limbo: Telesis Radford

Telesis Radford describes what life has been like since not passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) in 2006.

Matt Levin And Tiffany Lew

October 7, 2015

What former, current high school students need to know about exit exam

Students who failed the exit exam might be granted diplomas.

Sarah Tully

October 6, 2015

California poised to grant high school diplomas retroactively

The new law would grant diplomas to those who failed the high school exit exam.

Louis Freedberg

September 11, 2015

Bill allowing diplomas for students who failed exit exam goes to governor

The law would apply to students who have been trying to graduate since 2006.

Fermin Leal