SPRINGFIELD — Over a month ago, Massachusetts voted yes on Question 2, ending the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a graduation requirement. My experience as part of the initial ...

A small group of union activists, parents, and high school graduates filed a ballot initiative Wednesday, with the backing of the state’s largest teachers union, that would end a state provision ...

Question 2 on the Nov. 5 ballot seeks the elimination of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a high school graduation requirement. This would mean that as long as a student meets ...

Based on my 26 years of teaching experience, I am confident in saying that no one test should determine whether a student receives a high school diploma. Yet, for decades we have been doing just that ...

Taunton Public Schools saw improved performance on the MCAS test this year, with the percentage of students grades 3-8 who met or exceeded expectations increasing from 27% to 30% on the English test ...