Fifty-five percent of parents support Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and around 43 percent are ...

America’s Air Show” presented by the United States Marine Corps — and it did not disappoint. The weather was excellent, and ...

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

House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka made their comments on Tuesday about the fall ballot questions.

Proponents argue that teachers shouldn’t have to “teach to the test.” If they are covering the scope and rigor of the state’s education standards well, they shouldn’t need to. Classroom instruction ...

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

As election day get closer and closer, Question 2 continues to divide top Massachusetts lawmakers. If the ballot question passes, the MCAS exam as a statewide graduation requirement will be removed.

Opinion By Edward Lambert Voters across the Commonwealth will decide on Nov. 5 whether to keep the MCAS as a high-school ...

Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating ...

Top lawmakers were asked specifically about question 2, which would get rid of MCAS standardized testing as a high school ...

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

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 ...