Former Senate Education and Career Development Committee Chair Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) is backing a bill to require high schoolers pass a civics exam before they can graduate.

New graduation requirements go into effect for incoming high school freshman in 2019.

Lawmakers in the House have approved a measure to change the state's diploma structure, in order to avoid federal consequences for some schools.

Lawmakers debated a bill that would restructure the state's diploma system and help implement new graduation pathway requirements.

School officials and administrators are concerned about unanswered questions surrounding new graduation requirements for high school students.

The State Board of Education approved a controversial rewrite of the high school graduation requirements in the face of opposition.

Members of a State Board of Education committee tasked with proposing new ways for students to qualify for graduation began sketching their plan Tuesday.