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Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate.

The index for our resources is here and a list of briefs for this book appears below the fold.

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METADEBATE

• EXIT EXAMS ARE INCREASING
  
• EXAM EXAMS ARE STALLING AT THE STATE LEVEL
  
• EXIT EXAMS ARE DISTINCT FROM NCLB
  
• EXIT EXAM DATA IS LACKING/INCONCLUSIVE
  

AFFIRMATIVE

• EXIT EXAMS HURT LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY STUDENTS
  
• EXIT EXAMS HAVE DECREASED THE GRADUATE RATE, MOSTLY AMONG MINORITIES
  
• EXIT EXAMS AREN’T A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS
  
• EXIT EXAMS DECREASE RIGOR OF SCHOOLS
  
• EXIT EXAMS INCREASE THE DROPOUT RATE
  
• EXIT EXAMS LACK FAIRNESS; STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY MET REQUIREMENTS
  
• REPORTED SUCCESS IS FROM LOWERING THE BAR, NOT REFORM
  
• SHOULD FOCUS ON REFORMS, NOT EXAMS MEASURING FAILURE
  
• BUDGET LIMITATIONS DEMAND ENDING EXIT TESTING
  
• EXIT EXAMS HAVE NO POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
  
• EXIT EXAMS HAVE NO IMPACT ON STUDENT EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
  
• STANFORD STUDY AFF: STANFORD STUDY IS VALID
  

NEGATIVE

• PASSAGE RATES ON EXIT EXAMS INCREASING
  
• POOR PERFORMANCE ISN’T A FAILURE OF THE TEST, BUT FAILURE OF THE SCHOOL
  
• ELIMINATING TESTS WILL BE OF NO HELP TO FAILING STUDENTS
  
• EXIT EXAMS INCREASE INCENTIVES TO ACHIEVE FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS
  
• ELIMINATING EXIT EXAMS IS GIVING UP
  
• EXIT EXAMS INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
  
• EXIT EXAMS HELP FOCUS SCHOOLS ON STRUGGLING STUDENTS
  
• EXIT EXAMS HELP GUARANTEE FUTURE EMPLOYABILITY FOR STUDENTS
  
• PUBLIC SUPPORTS EXIT EXAMS
  
• COURTS SUPPORT EXIT EXAMS
  
• EXIT EXAMS AREN’T HIGH STAKE
  
• EXIT EXAMS DO NOT DRIVE UP THE DROPOUT RATE
  
• SHOULDN’T CREATE ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS/DIFFERENT STANDARDS
  
• “STEREOTYPE THREAT” DEMANDS A NEGATIVE BALLOT
  
• STANFORD STUDY NEG: SHOULDN’T CONCLUDE AFF
  
• STANFORD STUDY NEG: STANFORD STUDY IS LIMITED
  
• EXIT EXAMS CAN BE MADE WORKABLE
  
• A/T: EXIT EXAMS DECREASE THE GRADUATION RATE