The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test will no longer be a graduation requirement for high school students, after voters passed Question 2 on Election Day.
As of early Wednesday, with 89% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press, 59% of voters in the state had voted "Yes" on Question 2, which removes the test as a graduation requirement.
"In passing Question 2, Massachusetts voters have proclaimed that they are ready to let teachers teach, and students learn, without the onerous effects of a high-stakes standardized test undermining the mission of public education: to prepare all students for future success as citizens, workers and creative, happy adults," said a joint statement from Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy.
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