By voting YES on Question 2, we can eliminate the narrowed curricula created by the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) graduation requirement. The English Language Arts portion ...

"Massachusetts is ranked number one in education thanks in part to our strong graduation requirements," argues one letter.

The report by Mzalendo Trust says MCAs are not well supported and the multi-tiered oversight of county administration has ...

High schoolers in Massachusetts will no longer need to pass the MCAS to receive their diploma after voters overwhelmingly passed Question 2. With about 88% of precincts reporting, 59% of residents ...

In the best of years, you facilitate and witness real academic growth. Children acquire new knowledge, discover new interests, and practice new skills for the next leg of their “relay” from ...

Some financial contributions to committees behind MCAS Question 2 on ballot follow unfamiliar practices or lack transparency, experts say.

What is Academic Planning Week? Academic Planning Week is a week of events designed primarily for first-year and sophomore MCAS students, but open to all students. Academic Planning Week programs ...

Massachusetts, long the darling of American education, is about to shut down a major engine of its success. Ballot Question 2 asks voters to end the requirement that students pass a fairly low bar on ...

Massachusetts voters approved dropping comprehensive tests as a requirement for getting a high school diploma but rejected a ...

A week out from the Nov. 5 election in which voters will decide whether to toss the state’s MCAS graduation requirement, Massachusetts education officials continued to refrain from giving the ...

The report also highlights the lack of professional capacity within county assemblies. MCAs and assembly staff often lack the ...