Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS​ as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, what are the standards ...

One potential path forward is to require MassCore, a set of general education courses for high school students, that would ...

On election day, Massachusetts voters overwhelming voted to get rid of MCAS standardized testing as a high school graduation ...

This decision also sends a concerning message to students that we don’t believe in their potential to meet high standards.

"The elimination of the MCAS graduation requirement takes away restraints that have held back some of our best and most ...

After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in ...

After voters overwhelmingly voted to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in order to ...

The argument for keeping the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement is based around maintaining high, universal standards ...

John Schneider, chair of Protect Our Kids’ Future: Vote No on 2, noted in a statement that “those responsible for the state’s ...

Massachusetts public high schoolers will no longer have to pass the 10th-grade standardized tests in math, English and ...

The Secretary of the Commonwealth said the earliest the law would take effect is Dec. 5. The Legislature still needs to ...

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday chose to end the use of MCAS scores as a high school graduation requirement, voting about 59 percent in favor of ballot Question 2, according to incomplete AP results.