The CAHSEE is an exam that all California students are required to pass in order to graduate from high school. There are two parts to the CAHSEE: English-Language Arts and Mathematics. The English-Language Arts section contains multiple choice questions as well as one essay. The Mathematics section has only multiple choice questions.
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The primary purpose of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) is to significantly improve pupil achievement in public high schools and to ensure that pupils who graduate from public high schools can demonstrate grade level competency in reading, writing, and mathematics.
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The CAHSEE helps identify students who are not developing skills that are essential for life after high school and encourages districts to give these students the attention and resources needed to help them achieve these skills during their high school years. Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, no student will receive a public high school diploma without having passed the CAHSEE. |
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| In 1999 state law authorized the development of CAHSEE, an examination that California students would have to pass to earn a high school diploma. Originally, successful completion of CAHSEE in order to graduate with a diploma was to begin with the Class of 2004. In July 2003, the State Board of Education decided to delay implementation of CAHSEE for two years. The Class of 2006 will be the first class required to pass CAHSEE in order to earn a high school diploma. |
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