New Texas HS graduation standards face hurdles

Published February 17, 2013 3:55pm ET



AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Most Texans seem to agree that the new high school graduation standards need to change, but there is little agreement on how to do it.

Options for new graduation standards range from five to 15 end-of-course exams, the scores of which may or may not count toward a student’s grade point average. There is also a debate over whether high school kids should be able to choose to focus on college preparation or for vocational education when selecting classes.

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