Budget squeeze may imperil state Regents exams
Quick ReadA budget squeeze is prompting state education officials to consider eliminating as many as 13 of 17 existing Regents exams.
Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | In this file photo, students take an exam at school. (Aug. 14, 2008)
A budget squeeze is prompting state education officials to consider eliminating as many as 13 of 17 existing Regents exams, an integral part of the state's education system for generations.
The elimination of exams and their accompanying curriculum guides - while considered a political long shot - would change the shape of high school courses and almost certainly lower graduation requirements...
