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New York State will cancel high school entrance exams as a graduation threshold, but students will still be required to take four subject tests before graduating; The state will replace the old system with six proficiency standards for students to meet the standards through special subjects, papers or oral reports.
new York State Would eliminate state passing requirements for high school studentsHKCEE (Regents Exam) requirements for graduation, but exams will still remain intact. According to reports, starting in the 2027-2028 school year, students under the new rules will still have to take four state common exams before graduating, but they are not required to pass them, and the scores will not be included on high school transcripts or affect the acquisition of a diploma.
The main reason for maintaining state exams is that the federal government requires states to evaluate students’ performance in mathematics, English language, and science in high school. The purpose of this provision is to allow education authorities to understand the teaching effectiveness of each school and to identify those schools that need additional support; The federal government does not require students to pass these exams to graduate. New York State decided to continue using existing state exams for this assessment and included social studies in the state’s testing system, so students are still required to take four subjects.
Students can choose in which grade to take the exam; If there are multiple exams in the same subject then they can also select themselves. For example, students may retake Algebra I, which is typically taken in the first year of high school, in 11th grade. Students can also choose their exam and timings for science subjects. For schools, the system will be similar to state examinations for classes third to eighth, which require a 95% participation rate.
State Board of Regents member Shino Tanikawa believes it is appropriate to continue using the state common exam, but the new system may be confusing to parents, especially for current eighth grade students: Their children will be the first students to enter high school under the new system, and they will not need to rely on the common exam to receive a diploma, but they will still have to take the test. “The state exam originally had two purposes, and we canceled one of them,” he said.
As far as how students receive diplomas, the new system will replace the original graduation requirements, which focused primarily on passing five state examinations with six competency standards. Students must demonstrate an academic foundation, innovation, critical thinking, effective communication, global citizenship, and the ability to reflect and prepare for the future. In the future, these abilities may be demonstrated through special topics, papers, or oral presentations. The state education department has not yet announced specific guidelines.
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Because the federal government still requires states to evaluate the performance of high school students in mathematics, English language, and science to understand the effectiveness of teaching and identify schools that need support; However, the federal government does not require students to pass the exam to graduate, so New York State simply eliminated the passing threshold.
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Students who are under the new system must still take the 4-subject State College Entrance Examination before graduating, and can choose the grades and test types of certain subjects; However, results are not mandatory for passing, and scores will not be included on a high school transcript or affect the acquisition of a diploma.
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The new system replaces the original graduation requirements, which focused primarily on passing five state examinations with six competency standards, including academic foundation, innovation, critical thinking, effective communication, global citizenship, as well as reflection and preparation for the future, and can be presented in special subjects, papers or oral reports.
