She led the board to set tougher admissions and graduation standards and installed new tests to measure student progress.

In October 2010, concerns were raised that the school's graduation standards were too strict.

Whether the percentage of students meeting graduation standards in math and reading has increased, based on data from the previous year.

The panel was set up to consider assessments other than the Regents exam after the state tightened graduation standards.

The language requirement was adopted as part of a sweeping plan to toughen graduation standards for high school students.

The school requires students to pass enrollment standards and exceed graduation standards.

Experts who have followed the state's struggle to raise graduation standards said it was hard to gauge the meaning of the new results.

This would provide students with the resources they need to meet the state's challenging new high-school graduation standards.

Curtis has a rigorous curriculum with graduation standards that exceed state requirements.

But they did grapple with educational issues that affected them directly, like the new graduation standards.