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They also voted to administer only four of the ten Regents examinations in June; Algebra I, Earth Science, English Language Arts, and Living Environment; as well as cancelling the August exams altogether. The board of regents also voted for a plan to allow scores of at least 50 become passing starting 2021 and ending 2023.
Regents Examinations. New York State Examination. Regents NYSE [29] Yes, translation is available for all Regents exams except for language exams. For English exams, a glossary is available, while foreign language exams have none. [30] North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: North Carolina End of Grade Tests (Grades 3-8)
Regents Examinations: Regents North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: End of Course Tests (Grades 9-12) EOCs Ohio: Ohio State Board of Education: Ohio Graduation Test: OGT [6] Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Education : Keystone Exam: South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Education: High School ...
Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the DOE introduced a controversial new math curriculum.
In the biological sciences, Bronx Science offers a special honors biology course, in addition to the Regents-level course, which includes additional laboratory exposure and intensive content. If students have already taken the Living Environment regents in 8th grade, they may take Regents-level or honors chemistry in freshman year.
Law and crime School violence A school official in Bicol Central Academy, a school in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines burned students' bags and other personal belongings as a punishment for students who violated the no-bag policy set for the school's event during that time. It was met with huge outrage from the netizens. (Rappler) Politics and elections Politics of Belarus Belarusian ...
Health and environment Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston report the first successful transplant of a bio-engineered lung. The lung, taken from a donor pig, was reduced to a protein scaffold, and replaced with the subject pig's own cells over the course of a month. (BBC) Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags Chile becomes the first Latin American country to ban ...
International relations Canada–Saudi Arabia relations Saudi Press Agency reports that all Saudi patients are being transferred from Canadian hospitals to other medical facilities outside Canada. (Al Jazeera) Colombia–United States relations, Crisis in Venezuela (2012–present) The United States pledges US$ 9 million in aid to Colombia to help support Venezuelan migrants in the country ...