New York State: Significant increases in the number of students failing the Algebra I and ELA Regents exam

 
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This past November, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released the Regents Exam scores for 2017-18.  It’s now five years since the Algebra 1 (Common Core)Regents and Exam was first used in June of 2014.  After five years of a transition period, schools should be in a much stronger position to teach the Common Core (now known as the Next Generation Learning Standards). 

 However, this year’s test results show a surprising shift downward with thousands more students failing the Algebra 1 Common Core Regents Exam. At the very least, the number of failing students should stay comparable with pre-Common Core Integrated Algebra Exam.There was also a significant increase in the number of students failing the ELA Regents exam.  There are two big questions that deserve an answer from NYSED, school districts and all stakeholders:  why are more students failing and what can be done to help these students.

Complete report with an analysis of the 2017-18 Regents test scores with new findings andquestions highlighted here.