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SPRINGFIELD – One longterm teacher worries children will be left behind if voters eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement in November’s election. A second educator says children are already left behind because of the test.Both agree that even if voters back Question 2 on Nov. 5, the MCAS test itself is here to stay.

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Christopher Martell, Special to The ReporterThe MCAS does not measure workforce or higher education readiness. The MCAS does not measure a student’s ability to think critically or problem solve. The MCAS does not improve a student’s individual economic opportunity.  The opponents of Question 2 will tell you an MCAS graduation requirement is necessary for all of these things; there is no evidence to support those claims. Yet, researchers have lon…

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Vote yes on Question 2 – Stop the harm of MCAS requirements

By Adam Swift The city council voted in support of a state ballot measure that would eliminate the MCAS test as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts at its meeting last week. The motion was presented by councillors Juan Pablo Jaramillo, Angela Guarino-Sawaya, and Marc Silvestri. “I am excited to stand in support with our public school teachers who are working really hard to do some education around Question 2,” said Jaramillo. “As we know, …

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