LETTERS CITY Edition 1

Nearly 10 years ago the Regents adopted a bold plan to require all students to pass five high school Regents exams with scores of 65 or higher. Since then, the Regents have continually delayed implementing this requirement. Unless the Regents soften again, the 2005-06 freshman class will be the firs...

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Published inNewsday
Main Authors Cusick, Kenneth, Brooks, B Jason, Wright, Kevin L, Vogel, Claire
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 09.06.2005
EditionCombined editions
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Nixon, Richard M
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Summary:Nearly 10 years ago the Regents adopted a bold plan to require all students to pass five high school Regents exams with scores of 65 or higher. Since then, the Regents have continually delayed implementing this requirement. Unless the Regents soften again, the 2005-06 freshman class will be the first high schoolers required to meet these basic standards in order to graduate. Research supports the need for higher high school graduation standards, and the Regents have repeatedly promised such standards. The Regents should now do the right thing and let the plan to raise high school graduation standards finally kick in this coming school year. New York students will be better off for it in the long run. James P. Pinkerton is wrong to trivialize Watergate as just another presidential scandal ["Big media's high-water mark," Opinion, June 2]. Presidents before and after Richard Nixon have abused power; Nixon's abuse was unique. Nixon is the only president who used resources of the intelligence services to undermine political opponents. His abuse of power struck at the foundation of our system. Trivializing what Nixon did risks imitation by others.