Well, there's the answer. They made it easier to graduate! lol. But, some interesting stats & data nonetheless.
https://www.thecity.nyc/education/20...ements-lowered
You can find your school’s graduation rate using the searchable table at the bottom of this story
Graduation rates in New York City rose to 81% last school year, about 2 percentage points higher than the previous year, state officials announced Wednesday.
Across the state, 86% of students graduated — roughly 1 percentage point higher than the previous school year.
New York’s data comes as graduation rates have dipped in at least 20 states.
For the second year in a row, as the pandemic disrupted teaching and learning, state education officials made it easier to graduate in the 2020-2021 school year. They canceled most Regents exams and allowed students to be exempt from taking the exams to graduate, since many students were learning exclusively from home. Instead, students had to pass the course tied to the normally required Regents exam.
Graduation rates of New York City’s Asian students far outpaced their peers. Roughly 91% of Asian students graduated within four years, compared with 82% of white students, 79% percent of Black students and 78% of Latino students.
White students saw graduation rates dip by 2 percentage points year-over-year, unlike their Asian, Black and Latino peers, who saw rates increase.
Students learning English as a new language and children with disabilities continued to graduate at significantly lower rates than their peers — but there was improvement compared to last year.
English learners posted a graduation rate of 60%, more than 14 percentage points higher than last year. State officials did not explain what contributed to the significant rise for English learners. About 58% of students with disabilities earned their diplomas, 5 percentage points higher than 2020.