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Thirty high school students from the Hudson Valley were honored Thursday with induction into New York s fourth class of My Brother s Keeper fellows. My Brother s Keeper is a national initiative started by President Obama that aims to increase opportunities for boys and young men of color. Education leaders in New York have embraced the initiative since 2016, delivering financial support to community-based MBK programs. To the young men that are present, please understand that New York State MBK was created for you, said Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young to hundreds of students across the state at a virtual symposium Thursday. That suggests that you are special. That you are somebody. No matter what anyone says, always remember: you are special, and you are something. ....
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New York cancels most Regents exams, revises testing requirements New York State has passed emergency regulations to ease state testing requirements this spring and summer. Posted: Mar 15, 2021 4:35 PM Updated: Mar 15, 2021 4:45 PM Posted By: WKTV ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Board of Regents has canceled August Regents exams, and all but four June exams for high school students, as part of a series of emergency regulation revisions to 2021 diploma requirements. The state asked the federal government to waive all state testing this year due to the pandemic, but in February, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) said it would not grant a blanket waiver of all state assessments. ....
State education officials indicated Monday they want to cancel standardized tests this year, but a decision from the federal government has prevented that. ....
[email protected] New York students will still have to take state tests this year but they’ll be taking a lot fewer of them. Earlier this year, the state Board of Regents had asked the federal Department of Education for a waiver to allow the state to cancel third through eighth grade math and English language arts tests as well as fourth and eighth grade science tests required by federal law. The tests were canceled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Regents wanted to cancel the tests again because of how differently teaching is being done in districts throughout the state. ....