August 13, 2009

The state Board of Education's approval of proposed graduation requirements that establish a new series of state tests to determine students' eligibility for a diploma won the support of a local student who serves on the board.

The board approved the plan by a 14-2 vote on Thursday. It now advances through the state's regulatory approval process that will likely take three to six months to complete. The plan calls for the incoming seventh-grade class to be the first students to meet its requirements, but schools could begin to phase in the new state tests, called Keystone Exams, beginning in 2010-11.

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