A "yes" vote would end the mandate requiring students to pass the 10th grade MCAS exam to graduate high school.
Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure ...
In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their ...
Some say the MCAS test keeps standards high. Others say it's just another standardized test. WBZ-TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
Fifty-five percent of parents support Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and around 43 percent are ...
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.
When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate ...
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 ...
House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka made their comments on Tuesday about the fall ballot questions.
State Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said he opposes eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ...
A day after Warren said she would be voting in favor of Question 2, Healey, Driscoll and Campbell touted benefits of MCAS.