State: Minority students earn more Regents diplomas
Quick ReadThe proportion of Long Island's black graduates with Regents diplomas rose from 80.3 percent in 2008 to 84.1 percent last June.
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Kevin Ventura and Jenifer Bonilla study at Westbury High School. (April 15, 2010)
Long Island's black and Hispanic students are earning more Regents diplomas in high school and narrowing the achievement gap with whites, according to the state's latest "report cards."
Results released Thursday show the proportion of the Island's black graduates with Regents diplomas rose from 80.3 percent in 2008 to 84.1 percent last June. Hispanics' numbers increased from 85 percent to...
