ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES. SHARMAN AT AN ERIKA SUPPORTERS SAY THE MCAS ONLY MEASURES IF A STUDENT IS A GOOD TEST TAKER, A SKILL THEY CALL IRRELEVANT IN THE WORKFORCE. BUT OPPONENTS SAY MASSACHUSETTS ...

If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, known as MCAS, to graduate high school. “When something isn’t working, you have ...

Question 2, a ballot measure proposing to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a requirement to receive a high school diploma, has sparked debate among educators, ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS exam to earn a diploma in Massachusetts. Question 2, which advanced with a hard push by the Massachusetts Teachers ...

New test scores in Massachusetts released on Tuesday show continued decline in English language arts scores with state officials pointing to chronic student absenteeism as a major factor. (Getty ...

GREENFIELD — On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of high school graduation requirements in Massachusetts with a vote on Question 2. The measure, which has been ...

"It's really unfortunate that this is the policy that we're discussing," said former Cambridge School Committee Vice-Chair Manikka Bowman. For Bowman, who is also a parent, the answer is simple.

As the commonwealth’s voters go to the polls in less than a month, we at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce are deeply concerned about Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which proposes ...