Regents exams may no longer be required for New York students to graduate
The state education department released recommendations Monday to create more ways to demonstrate proficiency in various subjects, while phasing out the Regents requirement for graduation. If implemented, the move would represent a shift away from standards that have been in place in some form for more than 100 years.
“True equity and excellence in education is achievable – but only if we provide all students with meaningful educational opportunities and multiple avenues for them to demonstrate their mastery of the State’s rigorous learning standards,” Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young, Jr. said in a statement.
For generations, students across the state have been required to pass multiple Regents exams to earn a diploma. To graduate in New York now, most students pass five Regents exams in core subjects, including English Language Arts, math, social studies and science. The tests take hours to complete. Only eight states require exit exams similar to the Regents, according to Advocates for Children of New York, which supported the move to sunset the exams requirement.
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