Dinowitz clarifies Regents exams will remain but no longer be required for graduation
Dinowitz says Regents exams are not disappearing completely and will remain as measures of state learning standards and federal accountability. What is ending is the requirement that students pass them to earn a diploma, with districts expected to use locally developed assessment strategies.
That means today's high school seniors are the last class who will have to pass the Regents exam in order to graduate.
I see no one upset by this.
Regents exams are not disappearing completely.
NICET has said the exams will remain as measures of achievement of state learning standards, and state assessments will continue to be administered to satisfy federal requirements under Every Student Succeeds Act.
What is ending is the requirement that students pass them to earn a diploma.
In its place, districts will be expected to assess students according to local developed strategies.