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.

It doesn’t mean the MCAS goes away. We have to have a test.” The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents’ ...

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

Normally I don’t find myself becoming invested in many of the ballot measures that are proposed to Massachusetts voters come election season. This year however, several of the questions caught my eye.

If the ballot question passes, students will still take the test to gather data about student performance, according to ...

We’re back with another deep dive into one of the state’s five ballot questions. Up next: Question 2, which is all about the MCAS.

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

BANK ON IT — Campaign lit, lawn signs, advertisements, consulting — some ballot campaign committees are spending big to try ...

A referendum question on the state’s November election ballot seeking to eliminate the requirement that public high school ...

Democrat Natalie Higgins is seeking her fifth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Fourth ...

Wednesday, he will be at the Colonial Plaza on Main Street in Williamstown from 2 to 3 p.m. and at the Big Y on West Street ...

Seven citizen initiatives are on the ballot. Two initiatives concerning property taxes were withdrawn from the ballot following a compromise deal between sponsors and the state legislature. The ...