Summary
- The campaign to remove the state’s standardized MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement officially launched
- The initiative is backed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and aims to replace the MCAS graduation requirement with multiple forms of assessment like GPA, coursework, and teacher feedback
- Internal polling shows that 55 percent of voters already support replacing the MCAS graduation requirement
- The opposition has launched a $250,000 advertising campaign highlighting “higher standards”
