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Question you vote on

Should passing the MCAS no longer be required for high school graduation?

Last activity November 5, 2024 (almost 2 years ago)

Voters approved it

Voted on November 5, 2024

  • Yes 57%
  • No 39%
  • Left blank 3%

Shares of every ballot cast, so the blanks are voters who skipped the question.

Voters approved replacing the requirement to pass MCAS tests to receive a high school diploma. Instead, students must complete coursework their district certifies as meeting state standards in the tested subjects, along with any additional areas set by the state education board.

About Education

What the two answers meant

Yes

This is what voters chose

A yes vote removed passing the MCAS as a condition of a high school diploma. Students still have to complete coursework their district certifies as meeting state standards.

No

A no vote would have kept passing the MCAS as a graduation requirement.

How it got here

  1. Filed

  2. Certified

  3. Before the legislature

  4. On the ballot

  5. Approved by voters

What was on the ballot

Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 1, 2024?

This proposed law would eliminate the requirement that a student pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests (or other statewide or district-wide assessments) in mathematics, science and technology, and English in order to receive a high school diploma. Instead, in order for a student to receive a high school diploma, the proposed law would require the student to complete coursework certified by the student’s district as demonstrating mastery of the competencies contained in the state academic standards in mathematics, science and technology, and English, as well as any additional areas determined by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Officially titled "Elimination of MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement"