New Rules For Graduation

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The State Board of Education has
unanimously voted to change the requirements for Alabama's high
school diploma.
The board also passed an emergency rule amendment to allow
seniors who have not passed all five sections of the high school
exit exam to graduate this year.
The votes drew shouts and applause from the audience at the
Thursday meeting where several parents spoke and told of their
children's' struggle to pass some parts of the exam.
The changes would become mandatory for all school systems in the
2008-09 school year, but some could start on a voluntary basis this
fall.
The biggest change automatically enrolls all students for the
state's Advanced Diploma and gives parents the choice of opting
their children out to get the Basic Diploma.
Currently all students get the Basic Diploma unless they sign up
for the advanced track.

You can read the proposal that was approved. Just click here.

For more information on the Alabama Graduation Exam, click here.