When the State Education Department announced five years ago that all students would soon be required to pass five tests to earn high school diplomas in New York, officials applauded themselves ...

What it takes to earn a high school diploma in New York is on the cusp of change. Will New York's venerable Regents exams lose their central role? After doing extensive research and gathering ...

The New York State Education Department proposed Monday ending a requirement that students pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, as part of the most sweeping overhaul of public school ...