BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...

As high schools rethink graduation requirements, a growing number are moving away from requiring all students to pass a comprehensive test.

In 2015, Marla Barkoff, MD, was a healthy mom and board-certified endocrinologist practicing at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago when a bunch of debilitating symptoms landed her on the ...

School buses lined up outside of New Mission High School in Hyde Park awaiting students prior to school release in 2023. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Politics these days are more of a duel than a deliberation.

BOSTON – Voters are set to make an important decision this November about the future of education in Massachusetts. Selecting "Yes" on Question 2 would end the MCAS graduation requirement that is ...

EDITORIAL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD, WCVB PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER KYLE GRIMES, MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN, AND IT WILL NO LONGER BE A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ...

Taunton Public Schools saw improved performance on the MCAS test this year, with the percentage of students grades 3-8 who met or exceeded expectations increasing from 27% to 30% on the English test ...

The Massachusetts DESE recognized Samuel Watson Elementary School for surpassing pre-pandemic student achievement levels in ...

MILLIONS ON THEIR MESSAGE. TEACHERS AND PARENTS SAY YES ON QUESTION TWO. THE BATTLE OVER BALLOT. QUESTION TWO HEATING UP SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS GEARING UP FOR A FIGHT OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO REMOVE ...

All that remained in his way was the math test. But in his final try during his senior year, Boyd fell two points short. "This is the only reason why I was unable to obtain my diploma at my graduation ...

The learning loss that came about as a result of the pandemic and its shift towards remote schooling for more than two years is still showing up in standardized test results, state education officials ...