For a Third Time in 2022, State Lowers Diploma Requirements

Due to concerns about Covid, New York students who fail the Regents exams will be eligible for the local diploma, usually conferred upon students with disabilities.

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People pray outside the scene of the shooting at Buffalo May 15, 2022. AP/Matt Rourke, file

Students across New York will begin taking their Regents examinations tomorrow, and the state’s education department seems to be concerned that enough of them won’t pass. 

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