The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) is sponsoring a ballot question in November to remove passing the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement. Gov. Maura Healy, her education ...

THE BATTLE OVER BALLOT. QUESTION TWO HEATING UP SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS GEARING UP FOR A FIGHT OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO REMOVE MCAS AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. THEY’RE GOING TO GRADUATE FROM ...

Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. The MCAS, officially called the Massachusetts ...

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The Senate chair of the Education Committee signaled Monday that he will vote in favor of this November's ballot question to eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS to graduate high ...

Among other proposed measures, it describes Question 2 on the Nov. 5 election ballot: elimination of MCAS as high school graduation requirement. A “yes” vote on the question, which was placed on the ...

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The petition would eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS exam in order to graduate from high school. Supporters say too much time is spent teaching students to pass the exam and would ...