The recommendations, which would have to be approved by the legislature, would also create a new method of assessing student ...

BEGINS TUESDAY NIGHT AT 9:00. NOW TO ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS ON THE STATE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER, A QUESTION TO ASKS, SHOULD PASSING THE 10TH GRADE MCAS TEST CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ...

A New England fiscal group argued Friday that an effort to repeal a statewide ban on rent control violates two constitutional provisions that govern whether ballot questions can make it before voters ...

A "yes" vote ended the mandate that requires students to pass the tenth grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam to graduate high school. A "no" vote would have kept it as a ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – One of the five ballot questions in the 2024 election for Massachusetts voters was a law that would eliminate the requirement that a student pass the MCAS, or other ...

On Election Day, Massachusetts voters will have a chance to get rid of the state’s high school exit exam, which involves standards-based tests in math, sciences and English. The ballot measure is ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

We’ve seen the President issue a number of executive orders in recent weeks. What is the precedent for these orders, particularly when it comes to governing the operations of federal contractors? What ...