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Good morning, Mike here with Chalkbeat New York.

Across New York City, families began adjusting to their new routines last week with the start of the school year. But for some immigrant families in Queens, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity has been especially frequent this summer, the commute to and from school has brought acute new fears. Our friends at Documented spent time with one of those families as they tried to navigate the journey, refusing to let the fears keep their kids away from school.

And in case you missed it, we also have a full breakdown of the latest step from the state’s Board of Regents toward removing the Regents exams as graduation requirements, and the many unanswered questions still vexing some educators and officials.

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