How will New York students take Regents exams? (Hint: It’s too soon to know)
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The questions about this year’s Regents once again raise the conversation of the exam’s role in determining a student’s readiness for graduation.
As the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close their doors in the spring, state education officials joined the rest of the country in canceling standardized exams, including New York’s mandated high school exit tests, known as the Regents.