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Fresh proof that New York’s leaders are betraying our schoolchildren

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CUNY graduation rates are falling fast — the fruit of the state Board of Regents’ war on standards with the city Department of Education’s eager cooperation.

Across CUNY, graduation rates plunged about a tenth these last five years, a drop from 62% in 2022 to 55.6% this past academic year at four-year colleges and from 38.9% to 35.5% at two-year schools.

CUNY’s much-admired three-year undergrad degree, the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, saw grad rates collapse from 44% to 34.5%.

Since CUNY students are overwhelming the product of New York City public schools, this is clear evidence the Department of Education, after eight years of failed leadership under Mayor Bill de Blasio followed by prolonged COVID school closures thanks to the United Federation of Teachers, has been failing to prepare its........

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