Gov. Maura Healey pledged Thursday to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group of stakeholders to develop recommendations for a permanent high school graduation standard after voters nixed the MCAS in November.
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State education board addresses MCAS ballot question, gives no plan if voters reject test requirement
A week out from the Nov. 5 general election in which voters will decide whether to toss the state’s MCAS graduation requirement, Massachusetts education officials continued to hold off on giving the public any details of how they may handle the potential overhaul Tuesday.
MCAS ‘rarely prevents’ high schooler from getting diplomas, study of ballot question says
A requirement that students pass the MCAS in 10th grade “rarely prevents” them from getting a high school diploma, according to a report that analyzes a question on the ballot this year that would strike the prerequisite for graduation.
MCAS ballot question campaign officially launches with polling showing support for effort
Supporters of a ballot question that would remove the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement ramped up their messaging Thursday with the official launch of the “Vote Yes on 2” campaign and release of internal polling showing a majority of likely voters back the idea.
MCAS ballot question campaign delivers highest signature collection of year to advance to November ballot
MCAS opponents delivered another around 135,000 signatures to the Secretary of State on Thursday, advancing the ballot question to nix the standardized testing graduation requirement closer to the November ballot.
Opponents, advocates each file to change language of ballot question nixing MCAS graduation requirement
Both sides of the MCAS debate have made motions in the Supreme Judicial Court to change the language of the proposed ballot question to nix use of the standardized test as a high school graduation requirement.
