Regents Approves Common Core Adjustments

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State of Politics

The state Board of Regents on Monday approved a suite of changes to the implementation of the controversial Common Core standards.

The requirement to pass Regents examinations based on the standards will be extended, with the class of 2022 the first to face them as graduation requirements.

Mandatory tutoring for struggling students will be altered and guidance issued to school districts that make it clear the state Education Department doesn’t require or encourage districts to make the promotion or placement of students based on the assessments for grades 3 through 8.

The recommendations adopted today were made by a working group subcommittee within the Regents to alter the roll out

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/02/regents-approves-common-core-adjustments/

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