Should Massachusetts get rid of MCAS graduation requirement? Voters to decide this November.
Voters are set to make an important decision this November about the future of education in Massachusetts. Selecting "Yes" on Question 2 would end the MCAS graduation requirement that is currently in place for students in the state.
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 ...
As voters ponder ballot question to end MCAS graduation testing requirement, failure rates rise dramatically
Both proponents and opponents are seizing upon the MCAS failure rates and spinning it to their advantage as they attempt to win over voters at the polls.
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.
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.
MCAS Scores Stall Amid Ballot Push To End MA Graduation Requirement
Teachers' unions want to scrap the tests while Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler cites the importance of "assessment and accountability."
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
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. “In Massachusetts,
MCAS performance in BPS stalled after pandemic decline, district making ‘moderate progress’ towards state mandates, officials say
BPS MCAS results across grade levels showed a drop in English/language arts (ELA) scores and relatively unchanged math and ...
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2024 MCAS scores show Massachusetts students struggling to recover from pandemic disruptions, but testing critics say the results are suspect
New standardized test scores show students in Massachusetts are still recovering from learning losses caused by the COVID-19 ...
2024 MCAS scores show Massachusetts falling further behind post-pandemic
Even the youngest students, third graders who were only in kindergarten when schools shut down, remain significantly behind ...
‘Concerning:’ 2024 MCAS test scores show slips, continue lag behind pre-pandemic marks across Massachusetts
MCAS results for 2024 show a more mixed result than the positively trending 2023 results and remained lagging well behind pre ...
How did your school score? Read the 2024 MCAS results here
The latest results come as voters get ready to decide in November whether the MCAS will remain a 10th grade graduation ...
‘Alarm bells should be going off.’ MCAS English scores down again in Massachusetts.
It’s a safe bet that Woody Allen, who is often credited with the coinage, wasn’t thinking about student testing when he ...