BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...

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WATERTOWN - Things have changed for students in Massachusetts after voters approved Ballot Question 2, which eliminates the requirement of passing the MCAS for high school graduation. "Good for kids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State voters are being asked on the Nov. 5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ...

Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. Load YouTube video The MCAS, officially called the ...

School buses lined up outside of New Mission High School in Hyde Park awaiting students prior to school release in 2023. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Politics these days are more of a duel than a deliberation.

BOSTON (SHNS) – The state’s largest teachers union is supporting educators who object to giving statewide standardized tests and informing parents on how they can opt their children out of the exams, ...

Sen. Paul Feeney of Foxborough said the MCAS ballot question as written could create a "wild, wild west of a patchwork of different assessments across the commonwealth." Over more than three hours of ...

Questions about how to design, administer and pay for new graduation requirements — including end-of-course exams — linger as ...