There is no debate [“Spirited debate erupts over Regents exams,” News, Oct. 26]. Examinations are necessary to measure competence, be it the ability of the student to master the material ...

Essentially, the changes would give students options. Either they could qualify for diplomas by passing traditional Regents exams, or they could do so through alternatives such as earning an ...

Shutterstock This week, the state Board of Regents continued its assault on ... graduation standards and tougher state assessment tests. Courage would be standing up to the teachers unions and ...

On Friday, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents passed the athletics department’s proposal to eliminate three ... The decision on the motion regarding the vote to eliminate the three sports ...

I live in New York, and I went through the state’s public school system. We have a set of exams called the Regents — and I took many subject-matter Regents tests on my road to graduation.

4. Regent Mannion is a member of the NYS Board of Regents, representing the 5th Judicial District, which includes the counties of Oneida, Jefferson, Herkimer, Onondaga, Lewis, and Oswego.

In the 2020 election, the Board of Regents flipped from a Republican majority to a Democratic one for the first time since the 1970s. Martin said the board has followed the state’s political ...

NYS 3–8 English Language Arts and Mathematics, the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT), the New York State Identification Test of English Language Learners ...

Many have praised the proposed removal of Regents exams from diploma requirements, but questions remain over what a new system will look like in practice, sparking some fears over potential ...

In the midst of their own reelection campaigns, Regents Rob Schafer of Beatrice and Jim Scheer of Norfolk sponsored advertisements opposing Initiative 439, which would create a “fundamental ...