The NYC board of regents got rid of its teacher literacy test in 2017 because too few black and brown teachers could pass.
In 2022 it got rid of its edTPA examinations, a national assessment program which required submission of lessons plans and a portfolio of classroom instructional practices "that some have criticized as being a barrier to diversifying and growing the teacher workforce."
In 2026, it got rid of the regents testing requirement for high school graduation.
Less than half of black and brown students read at grade level in the 4th grade.
Public school spending continues to spike upwards each year even as the school hemorrhage students.
Not only has New York State been increasing public school spending while decreasing teaching quality, it removed the standardized testing requirement that would have forced accountability for this incompetency: