Max Page, the head of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, lifts up a sign for his ballot question eliminating the MCAS test as a graduation requirement. (Photo by Gintautas Dumcius) Massachusetts ...

ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES. SHARMAN AT AN ERIKA SUPPORTERS SAY THE MCAS ONLY MEASURES IF A STUDENT IS A GOOD TEST TAKER, A SKILL THEY CALL IRRELEVANT IN THE WORKFORCE. BUT OPPONENTS SAY MASSACHUSETTS ...

If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, known as MCAS, to graduate high school. “When something isn’t working, you have ...

A "yes" vote ended the mandate that requires students to pass the tenth grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam to graduate high school. A "no" vote would have kept it as a ...

As the commonwealth’s voters go to the polls in less than a month, we at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce are deeply concerned about Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which proposes ...

When voters head to the polls in Massachusetts, they face a contentious ballot referendum on whether or not to eliminate a requirement that high school students pass a statewide test in order to get a ...

Voters shall have the opportunity to make Massachusetts’ educational system more just for all students. By voting YES on Question 2, we can eliminate the narrowed curricula created by the ...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Heading in the opposite direction from voters, the Frontier Regional School District is considering keeping the recently downgraded MCAS test as a must to earn a high school diploma.

STEPS ABOUT THIS PETER. YEAH, JESSICA, IT ACTUALLY STILL REMAINS UNCLEAR WHAT WILL COME NEXT AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THIS. THE GOVERNOR TODAY SAYING THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ...