U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern endorses ballot question ending MCAS graduation requirement
A federal Congressman has come out in support of a ballot question that would end the graduation requirement of the MCAS assessment.
Rep. McGovern endorses yes vote on Question 2, ending MCAS requirement
WORCESTER — U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern of Worcester has officially endorsed a yes vote on a ballot question that would end the MCAS graduation requirement, according to the campaign in favor of Question 2.
Question 2: Both sides on whether to eliminate MCAS as a Mass. graduation requirement
Both the support and opposition of ballot Question 2, sat down with GBH News' Morning Edition to explain what eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement could mean for Mass. high school students.
Question 2: What to know about the proposal to remove the MCAS graduation requirement
The debate over the MCAS has entered its final six weeks. Ballot question 2 in Massachusetts is filling the airwaves with advertisements, with the “Yes” campaign calling on voters to do away with the testing graduation requirement while those on the “No” side urge Bay Staters to keep it in place.
MCAS Question: What will and will not change if Massachusetts voters approve Question 2?
Massachusetts voters will be asked in November who should determine graduation standards for public high school students in the coming years: Should the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education continue this mission through the standardized MCAS exam or should it be left up to each district to devise its own local criteria.
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Jim McGovern
On the C-SPAN Networks: Jim McGovern has 1,404 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Convention as a State Coordinator for the McGovern Presidential Campaign.