New York education officials are making sweeping graduation changes.
New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Board of Regents just formally announced an initiative that phases out the requirement to pass traditional, standardized Regents exams.
New York State Moves Toward First-in-the-Nation Competency-Based Diploma
Instead, New York State is launching new framework for a “first-in-the-nation competency-based diploma.”
“Under the new framework, graduation requirements will move away from time-based measures toward demonstrated readiness in the knowledge, skills, and competencies students need to succeed in college, career, civic life, and the world beyond high school,” the New York State Education Department told Hudson Valley Post…