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 ...

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.

BANK ON IT — Campaign lit, lawn signs, advertisements, consulting — some ballot campaign committees are spending big to try ...

Gov. Maura Healey publicly opposes Ballot Question 2, and we are asking: Why? Her stance aligns with the Massachusetts ...

It doesn’t mean the MCAS goes away. We have to have a test.” The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents’ ...

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

A referendum question on the state’s November election ballot seeking to eliminate the requirement that public high school ...

Normally I don’t find myself becoming invested in many of the ballot measures that are proposed to Massachusetts voters come election season. This year however, several of the questions caught my eye.

Democrat Natalie Higgins is seeking her fifth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Fourth ...

With sitting Mass. lawmakers working in a pre-election mode at the Statehouse, local election offices collect mailed in ...

If we want change, then we should reform the statewide graduation requirement to better serve our educators and students, not toss it out without a plan.