Post-MCAS, State Still Seeks a Common Graduation Measure
State leaders have stirred debate by recommending end-of-course state-administered tests for high schoolers.
By voting overwhelmingly, 59 percent to 41 percent, to end the MCAS graduation requirement, Massachusetts residents said it’s time to move on from a failed one-size-fits-all standardized testing policy.
Massachusetts needs new uniform assessments for high school graduation
According to Ed Lambert, executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, the state should create standardized end-of-course tests as a new graduation requirement.
The MCAS graduation requirement failed to close the state’s yawning achievement gaps. In comparing 10th-grade MCAS passing rates from 2006 to 2025, English language arts gaps grew across race, income, disability, and language.
- Gaps ranging from 14 to 50 percentage points in 2025
These results call for a wholly different approach rather than a tired solution in new clothes.
Author summary: State seeks new graduation measure after MCAS.
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