\ State schools chief Jack O’Connell reported two pieces of good news this week about the state’s high school exit exam. First, the percentage of students in the class of 2007 who have already passed the test is higher than it was at this point last year for the class of 2006. More students in every subgroup, including minorities, poor children and students for whom English is a second language, are passing the exam. In all, 91.4 percent of California seniors have already cleared the hurdle and are poised to claim their diplomas in June.

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