BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...

As high schools rethink graduation requirements, a growing number are moving away from requiring all students to pass a comprehensive test.

BOSTON – 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 ...

The Massachusetts DESE recognized Samuel Watson Elementary School for surpassing pre-pandemic student achievement levels in ...

MCAS no longer stands in a Fall River Public Schools student's way of graduating. Current public school students are required to test this year to help determine course competency. Students who ...

With every teachers’ union pushing for the passage of Question 2 on the November ballot, the recent release of a study reviewing the pros and cons of that proposition sheds light on what dismantling ...

Going into a week where students across Massachusetts will sit for state-required standardized tests, a newly formed coalition of education organizations will step into the arena and throw its support ...

Sen. Paul Feeney of Foxborough said the MCAS ballot question as written could create a "wild, wild west of a patchwork of different assessments across the commonwealth." Over more than three hours of ...

The learning loss that came about as a result of the pandemic and its shift towards remote schooling for more than two years is still showing up in standardized test results, state education officials ...