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According to Ed Lambert, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is an essential component of Massachusetts’ educational system.

Supporters of the Thrive Act argue that the test fails to reflect students’ full capacity, and fails to close real achievement gaps between groups of students. But a few defenders of the test credit the test with providing a single standard for a diverse state.

Parents, experts, and educators told — well, shouted, at — the Globe. It’s time, they said, for the state to dream big and organize a massive push to catch kids up.

There is a growing movement to remove one of the state's requirements to receive a high school diploma and it all started with a mother and her teenage son.

A day after the the Massachusetts ballot initiative deadline, education advocates are settling in for a long, heated campaign over the petition to remove the MCAS test as a graduation requirement.

MTA leadership faults the graduation requirement for “causing harm” in schools, especially to students with disabilities and those from immigrant households. But the existing requirement has its defenders.

Hearst Connecticut Media. June 1, 2023.

The new coalition is focused on improving the exam, not ending it as a graduation requirement.

The Second Congregational Church in Hyde Park presents a benefit concert on Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m. with local performers Ted Lambert as emcee, Joe Ciccolo, Liz Fox, Stefani

Educators, parents, and students gathered to advocate for legislation that would eliminate the use of MCAS test scores for graduation requirements and the state’s ability to take over local schools.