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Why some states are ditching high school exit exams

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published June 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM CDT
Graduates celebrate as they throw their caps in the air after the Canyon View High School graduation Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Cedar City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
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Graduates celebrate as they throw their caps in the air after the Canyon View High School graduation Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Cedar City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

Nearly half of all U.S. states now offer different pathways to high school graduation instead of passing exit exams.

Kalyn Belsha, national reporter at Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss how students are taking advantage of these pathways to graduation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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