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If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation ... Students must also pass a class in either biology or introduction to physics. The passing score for biology ...

It was the day of the statewide MCAS exams, which the fifth-grade teacher was boycotting. She planned to perform physics experiments with students whose parents opted them out of the tests because ...

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MCAS was created to assess whether students had met standards in English and math (a science requirement was added later). The MCAS exam was essentially a diagnostic yardstick that could be used ...

The state’s largest teacher’s union thinks that the MCAS graduation requirement unfairly keeps diplomas from students who earn them, while the business-backed opposition and some state leaders ...

As voters prepare to decide on Question 2 on Nov. 5 — which, if passed, would end the MCAS graduation requirement — let's take a look around our local districts to see how high schoolers fared ...

A vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, and science — as a statewide ...

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The Brockton School Committee voted 6-2 to support Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam as a high school graduation ...

The ballot question to remove the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement is supported by the state’s largest teachers union, while many business and state leaders are against it.

The battle over the MCAS ballot question continued to heat up, with a new ad campaign joining the legions flooding televisions and the Boston mayor chiming in with her stance on the issue.