Tag: Board of Regents

In this April 26 photo, a Jewish boy walks to a yeshiva in Brooklyn. Critics say dozens of New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools run by Hasidic Jews are failing to provide enough instruction in English, math or other secular subjects to prepare students for the modern world. A group that's pushing for more secular instruction in the yeshivas filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Brooklyn over the issue. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

NY private schools must show they’re teaching the basics

September 14 | Associated Press

Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state...

How will New York students take Regents exams? (Hint: It’s too soon to know)

October 19 | Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering...

NY to discuss reopening school; virus cases ‘low and stable’

July 13 | Associated Press

New York education officials are set to begin outlining what will need...

Scrap the Regents exams? One councilmember wants to do just that.

August 22 | Meaghan McGoldrick

A former educator and City Council member from Brooklyn wants to do...