Budget Squeeze May Imperil State Regents Exams
March 9th, 2010 | Published in News
Mar 9, 2010 8:46 pm US/Eastern
Slew Of Tests At All Grade Levels Could Get The Ax
ReportingNEW YORK (CBS) ― New York State’s fiscal crisis may force the State Board of Regents to eliminate 13 of 17 Regents exams, raising serious questions about how student achievement would be measured.
They have long been a staple in classrooms throughout New York City and the state — millions of students taking regents exams to test their proficiency in everything from reading and math to science and foreign languages.
But the state budget deficit may force the Board of Regents to eliminate many of the tests.