New York Wants to Scrap Testing Requirements While School Spending Soars

New York wants to scrap testing requirements while school spending soars

This week, the state's educational leaders moved to eliminate Regents exam requirements for high school students.

State nixes Regents as grad requirement

The state is moving ahead with a sweeping overhaul of its high school graduation requirements. Students will no longer have to pass a prescribed set of Regents exams to earn a diploma, beginning with the class of 2028.The Board of…

Next year’s graduating class will be last required to take Regents tests

ALBANY — High school students will not have to take Regents tests to earn their high school diplomas after next year; the state Board of Regents voted on Monday to advance a new set of standards that will instead have…

NY education officials get greenlight to overhaul graduation requirements

A planned transformation of high school graduation requirements is underway in New York, but without all the details filled in.

NYS Ends Regents Tests for High School Diplomas

New York’s Board of Regents has approved a major change to the state’s high school graduation system, moving to eliminate the requirement that students pass Regents examinations beginning in 2028, potentially impacting dozens of New York’s frum and Chabad high schools, which will have greater flexibility in preparing their curricula.