State lawmakers adjourned their first overtime session Thursday without an agreement on whether to eliminate the biology end-of-course assessment as a requirement for earning a high school diploma.

More than 2,000 students in Washington won’t graduate from high school this June because they can’t pass the state’s biology test. That’s what the Washington State Board of Education is telling ...

The State Board of Education is recommending that the Legislature eliminate the biology test as a requirement for high school graduation, just as the first group of Washington students is being ...

OLYMPIA – High school seniors who failed to pass a biology assessment test this year are likely holding their breath and crossing their fingers, wondering if their diplomas will materialize. The ...

HUNDREDS of Washington state high-school seniors are still waiting to hear if they will be getting a diploma this month. Passing the state high-school biology test, which current law requires them to ...