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Monday, April 22, 2013 For three decades in South Carolina a single test has determined whether a student will walk away from high school with a diploma. A new bill in legislature would change that.

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16-year-old pleads guilty to taking entry test for others

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Prosecutors say a 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to taking entry exams for other people at Piedmont Technical College.

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