Why should a test determain wether a student graduates or not? Shouldn't it be based upon the core classes and the required credits? Not a test, which by the way, may make some students so nervous that they could fail. Why would you want to jeopordize a student's chance at his or her future based upon one test that determains if they graduate or not?
I'm sorry, but here in Oregon we do not have such a test, because we know how irrelevant it is to base one's future upon a simple, or at times, rather complicated, test. Graduation should be based upon if they meet the requirements of school, which is if they recieve 22.0 credits over their High School career, along with passing the core/required classes, as well as completing a Focus Program of Study, and if they have passed certain Elective Classes.
This idea of a test that determains graduation just seems like a very stupid idea.
Sincerly,
Justin McGillivary