High School Exam
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Steve Scott’s “Spoilers, Left and Right, Haunt Davis’ Honeymoon” (Opinion, Jan. 24) implied that I am not in favor of a high school exit exam. Gov. Gray Davis’ exit exam proposal is an idea that I strongly support. My concern has been, and is, that by 2003 our students have the necessary academic tools to pass such a rigorous exit exam.
Last year, I sponsored legislation to require all students to take more rigorous courses, such as algebra and geometry. Unfortunately, the legislation did not receive strong support. We must be certain that students take the course work required to pass such a test. The test cannot be used to punish or humiliate, but to help our students achieve.
Our schools are in the preparation business. Davis is on the right track, and I intend to give him my very best efforts to reach his goal of a fair exit exam by the year 2003. We have much work to do.
DELAINE EASTIN
State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Sacramento
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