NY fails the Regents exam: Letters to the Editor Nov. 15, 2024
The Issue: New York getting rid of the Regents exams as a graduation requirement by fall 2027.The demise of the New York Regents exams and the Regents diploma is, unfortunately, a sign of the educational times we live in (“Regents Exams, RIP,” Editorial, Nov.11).Tests like the Regents provide proof that students have mastered the required knowledge and skills of a given curriculum.While our competitors in the global economy place a greater emphasis on student mastery of skills, too many states are dumbing down what is required of their students.
Leaders in education act far too concerned with passing fads, rather than preparing the next generation to compete and succeed in the 21st century global economy.Francis CooleyPlainville, Conn.Ditching the Regents gives inferior teachers a free pass, since it is one of the only uniform metrics of academic achievement throughout the state.
It also deprives the best students from achieving accurate ranking.The only winners in this misguided surrender to DEI are bad teachers and the teachers union.Perhaps that’s what Chancellor Lester Young Jr.
really wants.Mel YoungBoca Raton, Fla.Once again, the teachers unions win and our students lose.The teachers want no more Regents testing because they want to give out diplomas even when the kids can’t read at grade level or understand math.
It’s the same old story: lower standards and the union teachers look good, even when they’re failing our kids.We should raise standards, not lower them, and hold students accountable.Because if you don’t, they will pay the price for the rest of their lives.
Don’t enable the union to hurt our children.Gene LindsayMasticIn one short editorial, The Post has explained the causes, beneficiaries, victims and results of the “equity” philosophy.This excellent editorial should be framed and hung on the wall of every politician and educator in the country.Laz L.
SchneiderFort Lauderdale, Fla.New York was once recognized as having a to...