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Diplomas for all: Massachusetts will vote on ending state graduation standards
A Massachusetts ballot measure ending state graduation requirements is backed by 58% of voters, says new poll.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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NY will graduate critical thinkers and 'global citizens' who can't pass tests
New York plans to let students earn a high school diploma without passing Regents exams.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Dumb and dumber: NY rethinks Regents exams
New York students will be able to graduate from high school without passing Regents exams, the state education department proposes....

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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'Diversity' officials widen racial gaps, harm minority students
Hiring a "chief diversity officer" doesn't close achievement gaps, concludes an analysis by Jay P. Greene and Madison Marino of the...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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The broke-woke-stroke convergence: Why professors lower standards
College professors are "inflating grades and watering down their courses," write Mark Horowitz, Anthony L. Haynor and Kenneth Kickham in...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Up, up and away: More A's, lower test scores
High school grades went up in all subjects from 2010-2022, reports ACT. Achievement did not. Grade inflation was the highest in math:...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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