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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

To help us better understand what each ballot question is really asking voters, WBUR's Radio Boston spoke with Evan Horowitz, the director of The Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University.

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.

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.

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