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Don’t Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement, Former Governor Jane Swift Says

Don’t Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement, Former Governor Jane Swift Says

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At least one former governor opposes a potential ballot initiative that would eliminate passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts public schools. While the Massachusetts Teachers Association is working on a ballot initiative that would make this change, former Governor Jane Swift, a moderate Republican, thinks doing so would hurt education, not help it.

At least one former governor opposes a potential ballot initiative that would eliminate passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts public schools. While the Massachusetts Teachers Association is working on a ballot initiative that would make this change, former Governor Jane Swift, a moderate Republican, thinks doing so would hurt education, not help it.…