Looming Crisis or Historic Opportunity? Meeting the Challenge of the Regents Graduation Standards

Abstract

This report does not take a position on the merit of the New York State Board of Regents exams as an accurate or equitable measure of high school proficiency. Rather, given the need to couple higher standards with equitable and effective supports for all the city's students to meet those standards, the report argues that it is imperative that the city system increase curriculum rigor and enrichment, expert teaching, and support services and focus intensively on improving schools serving African American, Latino, and low-income students