Fifty-five percent of parents support Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and around 43 percent are ...

As Newton voters prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5, they are faced with choices that could reshape classrooms and ...

Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...

Some say the MCAS test keeps standards high. Others say it's just another standardized test. WBZ-TV's Laura Haefeli reports.

Some say the MCAS graduation retirement ensures all students get a quality education; others say it's just a snapshot in time ...

The leaders of both Massachusetts’ legislative chambers on Tuesday did not rule out altering ballot questions which, ...

Voters are gearing up to voice their choice.  If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the ...

Millions of dollars in contributions are continuing to flow into ballot committees behind five statewide referendums ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Students should be taught reading, writing, arithmetic and history. Schools should teach the rule of law, and the Bill of ...

Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot would eliminate the requirement that public school students pass the MCAS in order to ...

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.

If the ballot question passes, students will still take the test to gather data about student performance, according to ...