Episode

Making the case for NY switching to competency-based diplomas

Podcast: Buffalo All Local
Published: Jun 17, 2026
Duration seconds: 947
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Summary

New York's Board of Regents has announced plans to switch to competency-based diplomas for high school grads. Is it a sign of shifting norms? Niagara Falls City Schools Superintendent Mark Laurrie believes it is. Laurrie tells us why he's in favor of the change.