"Portrait of a Graduate": The New High School Diploma

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New York is changing how high school students graduate by no longer requiring Regents exams and focusing instead on real-world readiness. What does this look like inside a real school? Dr. Linda Hirsch speaks with the Chief Academic Officer, Assistant Principal and a student from United Charter High Schools to examine what it means to implement the new “Portrait of a Graduate” requirements along with early results and challenges.

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New York is changing how high school students graduate by no longer requiring Regents exams and focusing instead on real-world readiness. What does this look like inside a real school? Dr. Linda Hirsch speaks with the Chief Academic Officer,...

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