Education officials consider dropping MCAS graduation requirement for class of 2022 Share Updated: 4:45 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Education officials consider dropping MCAS graduation requirement for class of 2022 Share Updated: 4:45 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CASES EVERY SINGLE DAY. ED: PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE STATE'S MCAS EXAM, IF APPROVED THIS YEAR'S ELEVENTH GRADERS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT IF IT'S APPROVED. THE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER JEFF RILEY PLANS TO RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS OF 2022. THE STATE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE MCAS, INCLUDING POSTPONING THE EXAMS. THE PROPOSED EXAM DATE TIMELINE FOR GRADES THROUGH-8 HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 11th. ADDITIONALLY, TESTS FOR GRADES 3-8 WOULD BE SHORTENED. GOVERNOR BAKER IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSOR POSED CHANGES. -- PROPOSED CHANGES. >> THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO THE COMMISSIONER AND HIS TEAM ABOUT THIS AND SOME OF IT IS ABOUT LOGISTICS, SOME OF IT IS ABOUT ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO FIGURE OUT WHERE KIDS ARE, I THINK THE COMMISSIONER IS MAKING WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A TIERED APPROACH TO DEALING GENERALLY WITH MCAS AND WITH ASSESSMENTS OVERALL. ED: THAT PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW ST