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Parents: Do you support removing the MCAS graduation requirement?
If the ballot question passes, students will still take the test to gather data about student performance, according to Question 2
Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.
Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.
Abolish the MCAS Graduation Requirement: Vote Yes on Ballot Question Two
Ballot question two asks whether the teacher or the administrator should be the arbiter of the high school diploma. The end of the MCAS requirement would leave the question of graduation more or less up to whether students perform adequately in their courses according to teacher-assigned grades.
Amherst Regional board backs ending MCAS requirement for graduation
A referendum question on the state’s November election ballot seeking to eliminate the requirement that public high school students pass the MCAS test to graduate is being endorsed by the Amherst Regional School Committee.
Tell us: Should the MCAS graduation requirement be eliminated?
A ballot question this fall will give voters the opportunity to eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS standardized test to graduate high school.
This WMass teacher thinks MCAS should remain a graduation requirement (Viewpoint)
If we want change, then we should reform the statewide graduation requirement to better serve our educators and students, not toss it out without a plan.
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Standards not at risk in dropping MCAS as graduation hurdle (Viewpoint)
For the many families with students in special education, the MCAS experience is fraught with fear and frustration.
The Harvard Crimson
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Ballot Question 2 to Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement Divides Cambridge
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.
Cape Cod Times
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Healey, Warren divided on benefits of MCAS. Here's what they said about ballot Question 2.
A day after Warren said she would be voting in favor of Question 2, Healey, Driscoll and Campbell touted benefits of MCAS.
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on MSN
Healey, Campbell at odds with public opinion on MCAS ballot question
While Healey and other state leaders have maintained their position against the ballot question to eliminate MCAS as a high ...
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I administered the Grade 10 MCAS exam. It’s hard (Letters)
Letter-writers to The Republican sound off on the 2024 election, a Springfield police officer's retirement, the Barnes air ...
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Ethel Kennedy, white shark washes ashore, MCAS: Cape Cod Times top stories of the week
Ethel Kennedy, the Kennedy family matriarch, philanthropist and wife of assassinated former United States Attorney General ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Question 2: Should MCAS exam remain a graduation requirement?
The measure, which has been spearheaded by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, proposes eliminating the requirement that ...
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Cut MCAS, add high-dosage tutoring
As a retired educator, I was pleased to read your editorial on the great success of “high-dosage tutoring,” a costly but ...
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