{"id":451448,"date":"2022-05-23T01:15:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T22:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-regents-on-a-slow-march-to-zero-graduation-standards\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T01:15:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T22:15:45","slug":"ny-regents-on-a-slow-march-to-zero-graduation-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-regents-on-a-slow-march-to-zero-graduation-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c337256a1b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c337256a1b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-regents-on-a-slow-march-to-zero-graduation-standards\/#%E2%80%9CNY_Regents_on_a_slow_march_to_zero_graduation_standards%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_Regents_on_a_slow_march_to_zero_graduation_standards%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-hs-graduates.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Once again, the state Board of Regents is using the pandemic as an excuse for lowering high-school graduation requirements: letting students <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ny.chalkbeat.org\/2022\/5\/16\/23076991\/new-york-regents-exams-pandemic-high-school-graduation\">more easily appeal failing scores on Regents exams<\/a> through the end of this school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seniors must score a 65 or higher to pass Regents tests in at least five subject areas to earn a high school diploma. Now kids with failing scores of at least 50 can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal.<\/p>\n<p>This follows one year when the exams were canceled and the requirement waived entirely and a second with greatly eased requirements. <\/p>\n<p>And some regents want the exit exams junked forever, arguing that the tests disproportionately \u201charm\u201d minority and disadvantaged students \u2014 meaning, they expose the fact that they haven\u2019t gotten a quality education.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, one<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ny.chalkbeat.org\/2022\/5\/16\/23076991\/new-york-regents-exams-pandemic-high-school-graduation\"> principal complained to Chalkbeat<\/a>: \u201cEven though the exams will be easier to pass, students still will face pressure to score well above a 50.\u201d Worse, he wasn\u2019t \u201csure what the state is hoping to accomplish by having the Regents exams at all.\u201d Um, ensuring that a New York high-school diploma isn\u2019t <em>worthless? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The people in charge of education in the Empire State, and all too many throughout the system, are doing their best to keep everyone in the dark about their failures. 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