Texas Senate Oks Bill Easing Testing Ultimatum For High School Seniors

Kiah Collier, Austin American-Statesman
Tue, 03/17/2015 - 5:21pm

Tens of thousands of Texas high school seniors failing as many as two end-of-course exams ...

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