For the many families with students in special education, the MCAS experience is fraught with fear and frustration.

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate a statewide exam as a high school graduation requirement.

If Question 2 passes, students would no longer need to meet specific competency levels on the MCAS to graduate, although the ...

In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their ...

While Massachusetts consistently ranks first on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, it also has some of the ...

proposes eliminating the requirement that a student passes the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ...

Some questions have strong support, while one is within the margin of error, and another has Massachusetts voters evenly ...

Question 2 would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam from being a graduation requirement in ...

Question 2 would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam from being a graduation requirement in ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – There are five statewide ballot questions that voters will decide on in the November 5th election. Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or ...

The Brockton School Committee passed a resolution supporting the ballot question to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement.

With just weeks to go before the 2024 election and a significant number of ballots already cast, the pair of candidates vying ...