This fall, Massachusetts voters will decide on a ballot question about the role of standardized testing as a high school graduation requirement. The question, if approved, would eliminate the ...
Massachusetts students will see all new graduation requirement standards next year following the passage of Question 2 in Tuesday’s election. Question 2, championed by the Massachusetts Teachers ...
To graduate high school, Massachusetts public school students must pass their 10th grade MCAS exam, in addition to other requirements set by school districts. This November, Ballot Question 2 will ask ...
IT’S SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH. PATRICK TUTWEILER, THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, IS OUR GUEST. LET’S GO ON THE RECORD DEFENDING THE MCAS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IS A VALID QUESTION. SEEKS TO END ...
On Election Day, Massachusetts voters will have a chance to get rid of the state’s high school exit exam, which involves standards-based tests in math, sciences and English. The ballot measure is ...
A "yes" vote ended the mandate that requires students to pass the tenth grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam to graduate high school. A "no" vote would have kept it as a ...
"It's really unfortunate that this is the policy that we're discussing," said former Cambridge School Committee Vice-Chair Manikka Bowman. For Bowman, who is also a parent, the answer is simple.