High School Exit Exam: The Controversy

United States high school students are graduating today without basic skills in math, reading, and writing. Employers generally assume high school graduates are fully capable of understanding, writing, and conversing in English, and able to handle simple math such as measuring or making change. However, employers are finding that they must educate these graduates in the basics to turn them into productive employees. Employers can no longer conclude that a high school diploma implies an educated person. …