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People enter the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. Following the Question 2 ballot initiative’s passing, Massachusetts public schools will remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a graduation requirement for the state’s public school students. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Massachusetts removes MCAS graduation requirement, Boston discusses path forward

Liam Dunne November 21, 2024
On Election Day, Massachusetts voters passed the Question 2 ballot initiative, which removed the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement for public school students.
People entering the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. During the BPS Committee meeting on Wednesday, council members discussed updates to transformation schools and Question 2 on the Massachusetts presidential ballot. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BPS discusses transformation schools’ progress, Question 2 ballot initiative

Josie Kalbfleisch October 24, 2024
The Boston Public School Committee discussed transformation school updates and deliberated Question 2 on the Massachusetts presidential ballot during its Wednesday meeting.
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