MCAS, Ballot Question 2

What is Massachusetts Ballot Question 2? MCAS graduation requirement
A "yes" vote would end the mandate requiring students to pass the 10th grade MCAS exam to graduate high school.
State Ballot Question 2 will decide role of MCAS in high school graduation
As if picking a president weren’t hard enough, voters in Massachusetts on Election Day will also decide how thousands of high school students should earn their diplomas. Passage of Ballot Question 2 would end the current requirement that a student must pass the 10th-grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to graduate from high school.
How many students don't graduate because they fail MCAS? A Question 2 Q&A
If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation requirement but remain in place as an assessment tool.
Massachusetts elected officials split on Ballot Question 2, which would eliminate MCAS
As election day get closer and closer, Question 2 continues to divide top Massachusetts lawmakers. If the ballot question passes, the MCAS exam as a statewide graduation requirement will be removed. The yes side counts in its corner members of the congressional delegation along with the state auditor, among others.
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="
Big money recently donated for and against Mass. ballot question on student testing
The most recent data from the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance show the group in favor of Question 2, doing away with the state's MCAS graduation requirement, recently received additional contributions of more than $2 million.
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.
On the Record examines all 5 Massachusetts ballot questions
In addition to casting ballots for the next President of the United States, millions of Massachusetts voters are being asked to decide on five ballot questions that span a wide range of issues.
Massachusetts ballot questions 2024: Question 2 on repealing the MCAS graduation requirement
In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their districts in those subjects that meet state academic standards.
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.
Business community lands new donations to fight Question 2 on MCAS
Business groups want to keep MCAS test passage as a high school graduation requirement. But the Massachusetts Teachers ...
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BPS discusses transformation schools’ progress, Question 2 ballot initiative
The Boston Public School Committee discussed transformation school updates and deliberated Question 2 on the Massachusetts ...
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.