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.

With sitting Mass. lawmakers working in a pre-election mode at the Statehouse, local election offices collect mailed in ...

Gov. Maura Healey publicly opposes Ballot Question 2, and we are asking: Why? Her stance aligns with the Massachusetts ...

Maura Healey “shares this very strong feeling.” “Remember what the MCAS is — it is simply a measure of the Massachusetts ...

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

A day after Warren said she would be voting in favor of Question 2, Healey, Driscoll and Campbell touted benefits of MCAS.

Gov. Maura Healey gave a rundown of her ballot Wednesday during her monthly hour on GBH Radio's "Boston Public Radio" program ...

In general, I don’t like ballot questions. Organizations or unions, usually with a stake in the game, shouldn’t be writing ...

While Healey and others have maintained their position against lowering graduation standards, three polls show the "yes" vote ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican challenger John Deaton faced off in a NEPM News and GBH News debate in Springfield.

Healey will vote 'no' on Question 2 to end the use of MCAS as a graduation requirement and Question 5 to phase out the ...