As pressure builds on the U.S. secondary-education system to do a better job of preparing students for college-level work or to enter the work force, a growing number of states are aligning their high-school exit exams with college- and career-readiness standards. Specifically, 8 of 26 states that require students to take high-school exit exams have linked those tests with the Common Core State Standards or other similar types of college-readiness measures, and 10 more states plan to do so in the future. This information is detailed in the new U.S. Center for Education Policy (CEP) report, “State High School Exit Exams: A Policy in Transition.”