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BOSTON — Backers of a proposal to scrap the MCAS graduation requirement are gathering another round of signatures to make the ballot after lawmakers punted on approving the plan through

BOSTON — Backers of a proposal to scrap the MCAS graduation requirement are gathering another round of signatures to make the ballot after lawmakers punted on approving the plan through

The high-profile ballot battle focuses on the fate of the poorest performing high school students — and whether passing the state’s MCAS test should remain a requirement for graduation.

Retired government teacher Ed Lambert is hosting monthly meetings about the U.S. Constitution at Salida Regional Library, 405 E St., with the next one scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 21.

MATTAPOISETT — Since its establishment in 1993, the state has used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System to as

As of Oct. 1, the district enrolled 45,742 students, a slight dip of more than 250 students. The decline would have been more stark had it not been for an increase in migrant students.

Unlike at least 25 other states that require school districts to teach students to read using “evidence based” methods, Massachusetts has no instructional or curricular mandate.

BOSTON — Backers of a plan to remove the MCAS high school graduation requirement say they’ve moved one step closer to putting the question before the state’s voters next year.

BOSTON — Backers of a plan to remove the MCAS high school graduation requirement say theyve moved one step closer to putting the question before the states voters next year.

Page has a knack for fudging the facts.