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In order to graduate from a public high school in New York State, students must go through many required courses and activities that students in other states may not have. The suggestion of adding a new requirement for graduation, a certain nu ....

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... and Art, along with the more traditional academic coursed such as Math, Science, English, and History. Many states require fewer credits than New York in these areas. For example, Florida only requires one credit of high school physical education for graduation, whereas New York requires four. A similar comparison is true for many other courses. This fact alone shows the higher standards by which New York State students learn, but there is more. Along with extra requirements in core courses, New York also has Regents exams. The Regents tests, state standardized, are long, difficult, and competitive. Students compete for Regents awards and s ...