Massachusetts Drafts New End-of-Course Exams to Fill MCAS Void in High School Graduation

BY SAM DRYSDALE, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE High school students in Massachusetts could need to pass tests tied to specific coursework in order to graduate, under new draft regulations being considered by state officials — a year after voters chose to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement. Preliminary draft regulations from Gov. Maura Healey’s Statewide K-12 Graduation Council, …