In 2015, Marla Barkoff, MD, was a healthy mom and board-certified endocrinologist practicing at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago when a bunch of debilitating symptoms landed her on the ...

BOSTON - Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which would eliminate the MCAS requirement for graduation, is dividing teachers, parents, and elected officials on what's best for students. Tuesday, November ...

Changes to graduation requirements for Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy due to the elimination of MCAS ...

Across Massachusetts, students have been performing poorly on the MCAS English test ever since the pandemic. And Taunton is no exception. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Education released ...

PITTSFIELD — Now that passing the MCAS test isn’t a requirement for a high school diploma, what is? For now, the answer depends on where you go to school. With the Massachusetts Comprehensive ...

Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating ...

State voters are being asked on the Nov. 5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test should remain a criterion for graduation. If a majority of voters ...

The high stakes MC *** S is bad for students, bad for them as educators and bad for the Commonwealth Massachusetts has become the leading education state in the country. What the voters should be ...

MCAs (whether legitimate or not) are quietly killing businesses. Before considering legal options for businesses that have secured MCAs, it is important to understand what an MCA is and why it poses a ...

MILLIONS ON THEIR MESSAGE. TEACHERS AND PARENTS SAY YES ON QUESTION TWO. THE BATTLE OVER BALLOT. QUESTION TWO HEATING UP SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS GEARING UP FOR A FIGHT OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO REMOVE ...