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New York
July 18, 2017

Education commissioner floats idea of allowing a work readiness credential to confer benefits of a diploma

New York state’s education commissioner floated a radical new graduation option: allowing students to use a work-readiness credential to obtain a “local diploma."

New York
September 12, 2016

State education commissioner will review whether newly approved graduation exams have ‘sufficient rigor’

Now, state officials are reviewing new exams that allow students to graduate with a

alternative pathways

New York
March 21, 2016

Regents approve new path to graduation using a skills certificate

Students will now be able to substitute a skills certificate for a fifth Regents exam, in the latest shift meant to ease the path to high school graduation.

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New York
January 10, 2016

Should a failed Regents exam mean a project-based second chance? Officials set to discuss

The Board of Regents will consider a series of measures on Monday that could shake up the way students across New York State earn a high school diploma.