On Election Day, Massachusetts residents will be voting on five state ballot questions. These questions cover a wide variety ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The event focused on a proposed ballot initiative that would repeal the requirement that students earn a passing score on 10th-grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exams to ...

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

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

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

Massachusetts has five different ballot questions for voters to consider in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballot questions ...

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