New York Regents exams from a previous century were significantly more challenging and comprehensive than today's. Initially designed as entrance exams in the 1800s, they included essays, diagrams, ...

Alfred S. Posamentier, a professor of mathematics education at the City College of the City University of New York, is a former member of the New York State Standards Commission. New York is thinking ...

In 2001, generous grading curves made three Regents exams -- Math A, biology and earth science -- far easier to pass than students, parents and teachers had been led to believe. Some English Regents ...

Next year, all high school students who are below proficiency in math will be routinely scheduled for extra classes of math rather than study halls, and efforts will be made to ensure that they -- ...