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Regents Exams Cut to Save Money

City Raises Millions To Reinstate Exam Required For Graduation

Posted 10.03.2011 | Home
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Students across New York will once again be offered the state regents exam this coming January. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Den...

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New York Cancels History

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Alan Singer

Knowledge of history and historical reasoning will no longer be assessed, so principals hard-pressed to raise test scores can now concentrate on the rote learning of math and reading skills.

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Some Regents Exams May Be Cut To Save Money

Albany NY | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Are the Regents exams, a source of both angst and academic achievement for generations of New York high school students, headed for the wastebasket? ...

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