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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:04:56 GMT — New York state has proposed letting eighth-graders skip the statewide math test if they take the algebra Regents test. The Wall Street Journal reports that the state ...

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 ...

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 ...

NYC Algebra Regents scores tank amid new ‘disaster’ math curriculum Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 ...