New York still runs on 22 credits and the Regents exams, but the exam requirement is being dismantled. The last Regents tests required to graduate come in August 2027, three diplomas collapse into one, and a new framework takes over. Here is where it stands.
Mary Johnson
The Board of Regents voted Monday to end the century-old exams as a diploma requirement after the class of 2027 and to collapse three diploma types into one. Rules are due in February and a vote in June. Critics say the state is tearing down the measuring stick before it has built a new one.
Mary Johnson
Julie Kaputa knew about Beaver River Central School's new ban on outside drinks when she carried coffee into first period and refused to toss it. Her target was the process, not the coffee: New York law requires a public hearing before a district changes its code of conduct, and the superintendent has now conceded the notice fell short.
Kate Carter
Salamanca put its humanoid robot pilot on hold while it works out student data privacy agreements with the state. The superintendent says Sally was never going to teach. The state commissioner points out a board presentation called it a tutoring platform.
Mary Johnson
Salamanca High School will be the first US school to deploy a humanoid robot and AI teaching assistant. Teachers want a pause, the state has raised privacy concerns, and Seneca residents say a school where roughly a third of students are Native American should not be the test site.
Mary Johnson
