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

A ballot question this fall will give voters the opportunity to eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS ...

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.

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

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

The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week had a microcosm of the debate with which voters around the ...

Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure ...

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

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.

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 ...