Some said they dropped out when they became teen mothers, or they had financial problems or simply had little interest in school.

The New York State Education Department has presented a revised “New York State Portrait of a Graduate” to the Board of Regents, which is expected to be implemented in fall 2029, ...

New York officials have voted to approve a new framework, known as the "portrait of a graduate," which will help define what it will take to earn a diploma after the state's exit exams are phased out ...