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NY Cancels Most Regents Exams in Response to Biden Administration Refusal to Scrap 2021 Standardized Tests

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters New York is cancelling most spring and summer high school Regents exams. State education officials approved the move on Monday along with removing the high school exit tests from this year’s graduation requirements, citing […]

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Earth Day Shouldn’t be Math Test Day, NYC Students Say

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Advocacy organizations and more than two dozen lawmakers are asking the state education department to reschedule standardized math tests to allow students to participate in rallies for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The […]

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Schools Where Students Opted Out of Exams Hit with New Tests

“Two progressive NYC schools at the forefront of refusing to take state tests are now facing more exams” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Two progressive schools where a majority of students opted out of state tests are now being required to […]

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Schools Chancellor Carranza’s Testing Plan Raises Concerns

“Carranza wants to assess students throughout the year, but critics decry overtesting” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s plan to roll out tests to gauge student progress throughout the school year is raising eyebrows among elected officials, union […]