Sunday, December 26, 2021

IN THE NEWS: MORE ABOUT THOSE CANCELLED REGENTS EXAMS THAT CAN'T BE "EQUITABLY ADMINISTERED"

TWO ARTICLES:  Via News 12 and the New York Post:

#1, NEWS 12--Former Westchester County Executive Astorino calls out schools for switching to remote learning--Dec 22, 2021, 10:16pm Updated 3d ago--By: News 12 Staff--Former Westchester County Executive and current Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino sounded off against Mount Vernon and other schools Wednesday for switching to remote learning.

Astorino also suggests the state's decision to cancel next month's Regents exams could be a move to cover up how much students are suffering academically. READ AND SEE THE VIDEO AT https://westchester.news12.com/former-westchester-county-executive-astorino-calls-out-schools-for-switching-to-remote-learning
 
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#2, Canceling Regents exams again is an outrageous gift to New York’s teachers union, POST EDITORIAL BOARD, Once again, vested interests are using the coronavirus to attack educational standards and accountability: State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa just seized on Omicron as an excuse to cancel January’s Regents exams.  Rosa, echoed by Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young Jr., claims the “daunting” spike in COVID cases might leave some students unable to take the tests, so she’s penalizing all of them. Rubbish. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/12/22/canceling-regents-exams-again-is-an-outrageous-gift-to-nys-teachers-unions/

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE--JANUARY REGENTS EXAMS CANCELLED, CANNOT BE "EQUITABLY ADMINISTERED", DIPLOMA ASSESSMENTS MODIFICATION REQUESTS

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