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New York City

August 21, 2012

19 High Schools Want to Ditch Regents Exams as Graduation Requirements

 High schools want special projects rather than standardized Regents tests, a report said.

Battery Park City

July 09, 2012

70 Stuyvesant High Students to Retake Regents Exam Amid Cheating Scandal

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said 70 students caught cheating on the Regents will retake the text.

Battery Park City

June 29, 2012

Cheating Prevalent at High-Pressure Stuyvesant High School, Students Say

More than 70 percent of Stuyvesant students have copied homework, a student survey found.

Battery Park City

June 27, 2012

Stuy Cheater Helped 100 Students, But Dad Says He Had His Reasons

Nayeem Ahsan cheated on tests because he was stressed over a cancer scare, his dad told the 'Post.'

Battery Park City

June 26, 2012

Stuyvesant High Student Caught in Cheating Scandal, Report Says

A student from Stuyvesant High School was allegedly caught texting photos of his test to other students.

Manhattan

February 08, 2011

Most City Public High School Students Aren't College-Ready, Report Says

Only 23 percent of public high school students were college- or career-ready after four years, a report said.

Manhattan

January 31, 2011

Italian-Americans Fight Proposal to Scrap Italian Regents Exam

The Italian Regents exam could be cut by the state, after German, Hebrew and Latin.

Manhattan

January 28, 2011

Students Who Graduate in January Can't Get Regents Diploma, State Says

Hundreds of seniors across the city who want to graduate in January will get a 'local diploma.'

Manhattan

January 18, 2011

City Pledges $10 Million More to Help Improve Test Scores

$10 million in new funding will be used to provide extra help to schools where test scores dropped last year.

Manhattan

July 28, 2010

City Students' Math, Reading Scores Plummet Amid Tougher Standards

The state upped its proficiency standards after previous exams were deemed too easy.

Manhattan

March 09, 2010

State Backs Off Plan to Eliminate Regents Exams

The state upped its proficiency standards after previous exams were deemed too easy.

Manhattan

March 08, 2010

Budget Cuts May Cut 13 Exams from High School Regents

The state upped its proficiency standards after previous exams were deemed too easy.