I found this link on Wright’s Law. I think this idea is a very reasonable way to insure a child gets a diploma if they have completed required coursework even if they haven’t passed state tests.
http://www.narhs.org/nars/
Janis
Re: High school diploma without the state test
If you’re aiming for Harvard, it might make things difficult. But yes, it is a real diploma. You’d obviously have to have SAT scores and whatever other requirements your particular colleges required. But this would certainly get someone into a community college, after which transferring to a university should be much easier. Colleges even accept people with homeschool transcripts these days, so having high school credits and a diploma from an accredited school is a great option for someone who has a problem on their state exit exam. In our school system, they are on a block schedule, so after 3 years of high school, they have 24 credits. So if they could get in the 4th credit of English, then they’d likely be able to get that diploma in three years.
Some kids may want to go on to a career training program after high school, and to me, there is ZERO reason passing some state exit exam should hold them back from a diploma. I just don’t buy into the idea that everyone on earth needs algebra to lead a quality life.
Janis
I saw this before, is this really the real deal? Do colleges accept this?