A "yes" vote would end the mandate requiring students to pass the 10th grade MCAS exam to graduate high school.

Voters are gearing up to voice their choice.  If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate a statewide exam as a high school graduation requirement.

Some questions have strong support, while one is within the margin of error, and another has Massachusetts voters evenly split.

In its place, the ballot measure would establish a new mandate: Students would need to complete coursework certified by their districts in those subjects that meet state academic standards.

Fifty-five percent of parents support Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and around 43 percent are planning to vote no, according to a Boston.com survery. The post Parents weigh in on removing the MCAS graduation requirement appeared first on Boston.