I took all the regents and they were the biggest waste of my time. I got over 95 on most of them, only did badly on one (and that was the fault of the teacher and the entire class did poorly), and still believe there was no value to cramming something into our heads at a crazy pace, in order to be able to pass a test, versus actually teaching us at the level at which we were able to learn. Other states do not require these tests, and their students are doing just fine.
I was fortunate to be a top student, so I did not need constant reinforcement in class,
but many of my classmates were not and really needed way more review of basic concepts.
The regents tests only test how quickly you can cram for the test, and the teachers do not like them, either (at least, mine did not), because it interferes with the real essence of classroom learning. When one has to get a certain amount of information taught in a short time, something gets lost.
So I vote NO (“lo” mit an aleph!).