# Making the case for NY switching to competency-based diplomas

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Podcast: [Buffalo All Local](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buffalo-all-local-6385999)
Published: 2026-06-17T15:25:35+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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