Massachusetts voters have elected to say “yes” to ballot question 2, eliminating the need for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) as a graduation requirement.
In 2003, the state began ordering all public school students to pass the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ... exams in three subjects: math, English and science.
Question 2 repeals the requirement that students pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, which all public school students are required to take in 10th grade, in order to graduate high ...
Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS exam to earn a diploma in Massachusetts. Question 2, which advanced with a hard push by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, prevailed in ...