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BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Keep MCAS graduation mandate temporarily while new standard is created
Last November, 59% of voters statewide said they’d like to do away with a single test — the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam — as a requirement to graduate from high school.
MASSLIVE: Everything you need to know about MCAS heading into 2025
Standardized testing in Massachusetts won’t look much different in practice in 2025.
MASSLIVE: School districts can skirt intentions of new MCAS law, ‘Violates the will of voters’
When Massachusetts voters passed Question 2 last month, they effectively eliminated the statewide requirement that public school students must pass 10th-grade MCAS tests in order to graduate.
BOSTON HERALD: MOA Board Members Lee & Portnoy Say Voters Give Pols Lesson in Moderation
The opportunity to run a business, create jobs, and contribute to the overall economic health of the people in our Commonwealth is what motivates us every day. But rising costs and a dwindling talent pool have been huge obstacles.
LOWELL SUN: Poll supports likely lawmaker tweaking of Question 2 result
When voters shot down passing the MCAS as a high-school graduation requirement, the obvious question to backers of that ballot question was simply this: Now what?
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