Question 2 sought to eliminate the decades-long standardized test as a prerequisite to a high school diploma. It was backed ...

Massachusetts voted to eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement, but the test will still be administered. Here's what ...

A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just ...

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.

I am a longtime educator and I plan to vote “Yes” on Question 2 ... am voting yes because the MCAS graduation requirement limits teachers’ ability to teach grade-level material and actively ...

The argument for keeping the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement is based around maintaining high, universal standards across the state for students who have a high school diploma. John Schneider, ...

As most people went to bed early Wednesday morning, it appeared Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS ...

Voters approved Question 2, the campaign to end requiring public high school students to pass the MCAS in order to earn their ...

Last week, I talked to Jennifer Amento of the No on 2 Coalition. This week, I talk to Massachusetts Teachers’ Association ...

Damon echoed the views of other critics, who say the test unfairly punishes students who are poor test takers, have ...

As­sis­tant Superintendent Christine Elliott provided an accountability and MCAS update for the School Committee during their ...

If voters approve Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot, public high school students will no longer be required to pass the ...