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

Two states require that students take independently-administered civics tests to graduate ... that students pass 10th grade MCAS exams in math, English, and science. A recent Suffolk University ...

Then the science MCAS came and we were forced to separate our courses into the traditional subjects and ensure our students were prepared for the topics selected by the test makers.” Please vote ...

More than 30 years ago, Massachusetts legislators passed a landmark education bill that established for the first time ...

13 Globe editorial noted (“Defending the MCAS from evidence-free attacks ... Voices for Academic Equity coalition. Myopic focus on test prep means students are missing out We at Citizens ...

science and writing because I was required to prepare students for high-stakes tests like the MCAS. If we eliminate the MCAS as a graduation requirement, the standardized testing burden on ...

A vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, and science — as a statewide ...