For the many families with students in special education, the MCAS experience is fraught with fear and frustration.

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 Question 2 passes, students would no longer need to meet specific competency levels on the MCAS to graduate, although the ...

In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their ...

We’re back with another deep dive into one of the state’s five ballot questions. Up next: Question 2, which is all about the MCAS.

While Massachusetts consistently ranks first on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, it also has some of the ...

proposes eliminating the requirement that a student passes the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ...

In addition to casting ballots for the next President of the United States, millions of Massachusetts voters are being asked ...

Some questions have strong support, while one is within the margin of error, and another has Massachusetts voters evenly ...

The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week had a microcosm of the debate with which voters around the ...

Most of the ballot questions on the Massachusetts ballot this November seem to be headed for voter approval at this point, ...

Question 2 would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam from being a graduation requirement in ...