Parents weigh in on removing MCAS graduation requirement

Parents weigh in on removing the MCAS graduation requirement
Fifty-five percent of parents support Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and around 43 percent are planning to vote no.
Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 could end MCAS graduation requirement
Some say the MCAS test keeps standards high. Others say it's just another standardized test. WBZ-TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
Ballot Question 2: Should the MCAS standardized testing requirement for graduation be eliminated?
Voters are gearing up to voice their choice.  If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="
Parents: Do you support removing the MCAS graduation requirement?
If the ballot question passes, students will still take the test, which will gather data about student performance. But a diploma won’t hinge on passing it. The post Parents: Do you support removing the MCAS graduation requirement?
Ballot Question 2 to Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement Divides Cambridge
When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate a statewide exam as a high school graduation requirement.
Educators debate Question 2’s MCAS graduation requirement
Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, which endorsed eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement, and Cynthia Agruso, a math teacher who believes it should remain, discussed the pros and cons of the ballot question during a forum Wednesday night sponsored by the Forest Park Civic Association.
Should students have to pass the MCAS to graduate? A look at Ballot Question 2 in Massachusetts
Some say the MCAS graduation retirement ensures all students get a quality education; others say it's just a snapshot in time.
‘We’ll have some discussions’: Top Mass. lawmakers indicate they may change MCAS, audit ballot questions if they pass
The Massachusetts Legislature’s top Democrats left open the possibility of changing two high-profile ballot proposals should ...
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Mass. Education Secretary, Teachers Association President Debate MCAS Ballot Question at HGSE
State Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said he opposes eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ...
Standards not at risk in dropping MCAS as graduation hurdle (Viewpoint)
For the many families with students in special education, the MCAS experience is fraught with fear and frustration.
Led by MCAS measure, Mass. ballot questions attract big bucks in last push before Election Day
Some of the other groups campaigning for or against the ballot questions reported significant fundraising hauls and big ...
MCAS Cherry Point to break ground on new fitness center project
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Healey, Campbell at odds with public opinion on MCAS ballot question
While Healey and others have maintained their position against lowering graduation standards, three polls show the "yes" vote ...
Cut MCAS, add high-dosage tutoring
Perhaps the exorbitant dollars currently allocated to administering and scoring the MCAS standardized tests could be used for ...
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Ethel Kennedy, the Kennedy family matriarch, philanthropist and wife of assassinated former United States Attorney General and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, died Oct. 10 at 96 after having ...