New York plans to make Regents exams optional, no longer needed for high school graduation

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New York State's Education Department shared its official plan to sunset the Regents exams, the make-or-break tests required for a high school diploma.

New York State's Education Department shared its official plan to sunset the Regents exams, the make-or-break tests required for a high school diploma.Under the new plan presented at Monday's Board of Regents meeting, students would no longer need to pass the three-hour Regents exams to graduate. Regents would instead be offered to students who want to "demonstrate their proficiency in meeting the State’s learning standards.

" The plan presented Monday is the state department's "vision to implement the recommendations," which "are intended to ensure that all New York State public school students receive the educational opportunities and supports they will need to succeed in school and beyond.

 

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