The new standards for a Massachusetts high school graduate would include statewide tests, replacing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test that voters opted to remove as a graduation requirement in November 2024, under recommendations announced by Gov. Maura T. Healey Dec. 1.

Healey announced proposals for new graduation standards during a press conference at Dedham High School. For the past year, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been developing the new standards to replace the MCAS test requirement.

The state announced that the new standards, which require final approval in June from the K-12 Statewide Graduation Council, include new standardized tests that would be designed, administrated and scored by the state and given at the end of certain core courses, such as algebra 1 or U.S. history.

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