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Lawmakers pitch MCAS replacement
One potential path forward is to require MassCore, a set of general education courses for high school students, that would ...
Life after the MCAS requirement
"The elimination of the MCAS graduation requirement takes away restraints that have held back some of our best and most ...
Do I really need to take my MCAS retests after Question 2 passes?
Massachusetts residents voted to end the MCAS graduation requirement. But some students will still be taking retests this ...
The Legislature could overturn the MCAS ballot question. Will they?
Massachusetts voters on Tuesday decided by a wide margin to eliminate the requirement to pass the MCAS tests in order to ...
Insiders weigh replacement standard after MCAS vote
After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that Massachusetts high school students pass the ...
Teachers celebrate, others disappointed after voters end MCAS graduation requirement
The Secretary of the Commonwealth said the earliest the law would take effect is Dec. 5. The Legislature still needs to ...
Question 2 has passed, but is it truly the end of the MCAS requirement? Here’s what may happen next.
John Schneider, chair of Protect Our Kids’ Future: Vote No on 2, noted in a statement that “those responsible for the state’s ...
Yes on 2: MCAS will no longer be high school graduation requirement
High schoolers in Massachusetts will no longer need to pass the MCAS to receive their diploma after voters overwhelmingly ...
Teachers unions cheer passage of Question 2, ending MCAS graduation requirement
The argument for keeping the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement is based around maintaining high, universal standards ...
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Saugus schools present key MCAS data
The School Committee meeting yesterday included an in-depth presentation of how their schools performed on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). Dr. Maureen Lueke, principal of the ...
MCAS Cherry Point schedules training, expects noise
MCAS Cherry Point has scheduled training operations to start this weekend.Officials say the air station and their outlying ...
Town-by-town analysis: Income split seen in MCAS ballot question
Massachusetts voters on Tuesday chose to end the use of MCAS scores as a high school graduation requirement, voting about 59 percent in favor of ballot Question 2, according to incomplete AP results.