New York State by the fall of 2027 would drop its requirement that students pass Regents exams in order to graduate from high ...

A new plan from the state education department sets a timeline for phasing out the century-old graduation test.

The last mandatory Regents exams for graduation should be held in August 2027, the state Education Department has proposed.

The Board of Regents will have the final say on the state Education Department's proposal to end the requirement that students pass Regents exams to graduate.

The proposed timeline means that current ninth graders would not be required to pass New York State Regents exams to graduate ...

The support for nixing the testing requirement could foreshadow public opinion on state standardized testing in general.

Many also expressed worry that instruction in history and government would get short shrift if the state drops exam ...

Massachusetts voters backed the elimination of the state’s standardized test as a high school graduation requirement, despite warnings from business leaders and Governor Maura Healey that the move ...

The MCAS outcome is a case study in education policy circa 2024, when there’s not much obvious appetite for rigorous, accountability-based school reform.

Imagine it’s 2028, and New York State has implemented new graduation requirements. Students no longer need to pass ...

Imagine it’s 2028, and New York State has implemented new graduation requirements. Students no longer need to pass ...

If voters choose “yes” on Question 2, graduation requirements will be determined hyperlocally. This would be a mistake. If ...