New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math ...

It’s a tough test — but not so tough to pass. New York high-schoolers who took the Regents Common Core Algebra I exam this month had to earn just 27 of 86 points, or 31.4 percent, to pass. On the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York State released the results of Regents exams taken over the 2021-2022 school year, which includes results of how proficient high school students on Staten Island were on ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York State released the results of Regents exams taken over the 2021-2022 school year, which includes results of how proficient high school students on Staten Island were on ...

ALBANY — How can you pass a test if you only get 26 of 86 points? Take the New York State Regents Algebra 1 exam. The fuzzy math, critics say, illustrates how New York policymakers have become so ...

Raquel Ruch helps her students with math activities during her English as a New Language math support class. The class currently meets every other day to work on math and vocabulary skills. P-J photos ...

When thousands of high school students failed this month's Math A Regents exam, complaints from Buffalo to Oyster Bay poured in to the state Education Department. In days, the uproar grew so strong ...

A growing number of advanced sixth-graders on Long Island and elsewhere could be taking algebra courses typically taken by ninth-graders, under new rules approved Tuesday by the state's Board of ...

A total of 42 schools in a six-county region of Central New York saw 100% of their students test proficient on Algebra I Regents exams during the 2023-2024 school year, according to state data. At ...

Roger Clemens should have a curve this good: Students scoring 28 out of 84 points on the latest New York State Regents Math A exam pass, and students scoring 37 points earn a coveted Regents diploma.