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.

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

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.

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

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

North Atlantic right whale is facing extinction The North Atlantic right whales have long lived off the coast of Massachusetts, but now they’re dangerously close to extinction. To avoid this, we ...

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

The storm damaged Tigertown and the RP Funding Center, flooded and wrecked parts of Lakeland Linder airport, and some parks ...

Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 am to 1 pm. Monday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Nov. 1 from 12 pm to 2 pm. Election day voting will be held ...

The evaluation was completed by Anne Hutchinson on behalf of the Superintendent's Evaluation and Advisory Subcommittee.