New York on the Verge of Educational Malpractice
by Alan Singer
The New York State Board of Regents and its Department of Education are failing the test and students. The Education Department proposed that the Regents, the state’s educational governing body, eliminate passing end-of-course “Regents” exams as a requirement to earn a high school academic diploma. It also wants to change diploma designations so there is only one universal diploma.
The Education Department plans to conduct public hearings between July and October on its proposals. It will forward them to the Board of Regents for its November where the Regents are expected to approve the changes.
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Source: Daily Kos