# Hochul needs to bite back big time at NY schools chief Betty Rosa’s blackmail bid

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hochul-needs-to-bite-back-big-time-at-ny-schools-chief-betty-rosas-blackmail-bid/
- Published: 2026-11-13T00:40:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:22:16+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/opinion/hochul-needs-to-bite-back-big-time-at-ny-schools-chief-betty-rosas-blackmail-bid/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The opinion piece urges Hochul to block funding for the graduation changes.
- The proposal would replace Regents exams with assessments and portfolios.
- It cites New York spending of more than $36,000 per pupil.

## Summary

The article argues that New York Governor Kathy Hochul should use budget negotiations to block funding for State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa’s proposed changes to high school graduation standards. It portrays Rosa’s request for additional money as an attempt to pressure the state and says the changes could weaken academic expectations.

The proposal would replace required Regents exams with assessments and portfolios. The article says New York spends more than $36,000 per pupil, about 85% above the national average, and contends that further spending would support consultants and education services rather than improve teaching. These are the opinion piece’s claims; it urges Hochul to withhold transition funding.

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