Question. If the basic standards are being lowered, wouldn't a more natural headline that conveys the most information (especially true for a click-bait world) be "NYS <i>lowers</i> minimum scores for student proficiency in math, English"?<p>Am I wrong in thinking that this headline is clearly and obviously written with an agenda to hide the impacts of one or more horrific policies?<p>EDIT: The URL for this article is <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-york-lowers-bar-student-math-english-17841120.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-york-lowers-bar-...</a> indicating that it possibly was initially written in that way and then changed.