I've avoided answering any of your posts. But since i have nothing better to 
do I'll answer this one.
 MS>     North Carolina has had for at least 10 years a HS 
 MS> competency test required for graduation.  Do you think 
 MS> that means all North Carolina HS grads are 
 MS> functionally literate, able to do 7th-8th grade 
The subject was not North Carolina competency exams. I'll accept your 
representation they don't work. The subject was a national standard which 
might work, it might even force North Carolina to administer an exam that did 
work. 
 
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