Here comes another heartbreak from the DOE. According to a new study commissioned by the DOE, our kids' standardized tests may not be difficult enough. It found that high schoolers who pass the Regents English and math exams may not be prepared for college courses, and that standardized tests for third- through eighth-graders don't indicate whether or not students deserve to advance to the next grade. But, problem solved, because now the DOE is going to make the tests harder, which would be great in a perfect world. But here, that will most likely lead to lower graduation rates. Which will lead to more of this.