New York is considering making Regents exams optional for high school graduation, sparking debate about the impact on academic standards. Critics argue that this move could lead to a deterioration of standards, particularly for low socioeconomic status and disadvantaged minority students. Some believe that objective metrics are being curtailed, while others emphasize the need for higher level learning proof to replace so-so tests. The move has drawn criticism from various sources, including the New York Post's editorial board and the National Review Online's editors.
From the Editors of @NRO: By making the Regents Exam optional instead of required to graduate high school, the state of New York is giving up on educating its public school children to the standards of yesteryear: https://t.co/u7DIbZZzjT
NYT ed board: The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In https://t.co/C66T0Y2b5o
EDITORIAL | The test without the Regents: New York must have high standards for high school grads Students can learn better if so-so tests are kicked to the curb and meaningful proof of higher level learning is put in their place, our Board writes. https://t.co/MNAhiJkZBU
New York’s educrats can’t educate — now they want to hide it by ditching Regents exams https://t.co/VPm6KrXnJM https://t.co/AqY3jJ1PRG
Regents Exams May Become Optional for High School Graduation in New York https://t.co/RGXoBAeBmC the exam isn't the issue, it's the curtailing of objective metrics. the kids who suffer r the low SES and certain minorities coded as disadvantaged ppl like me will be fine
New York is planning on scrapping Regents exams, which traditionally all students have to take to graduate. We are watching the deterioration of academic standards at a rapid rate, much of it due to the need for “equity”. This policy will just make all kids worse off. https://t.co/batE3RbWwG