A "yes" vote would end the mandate requiring students to pass the 10th grade MCAS exam to graduate high school.

State Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said he opposes eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ...

Voters are gearing up to voice their choice.  If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the ...

Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...

The City Council on Tuesday heard multiple residents speak in support of state ballot Question 2, approved the acceptance of an $840,000 grant, and pushed off a decision ...

For the many families with students in special education, the MCAS experience is fraught with fear and frustration.

If Question 2 passes, students would no longer need to meet specific competency levels on the MCAS to graduate, although the ...

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate ...

proposes eliminating the requirement that a student passes the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ...

The Brockton School Committee passed a resolution supporting the ballot question to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement.

In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their ...

As Newton voters prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5, they are faced with choices that could reshape classrooms and ...