MassPotential: New graduation requirement must include rigorous statewide standards
When a student receives their high school diploma, it should signify their readiness for a next step, whether that’s joining the workforce, pursuing a vocation, or entering college. A key part of ensuring this readiness is enforcing rigorous statewide graduation standards that prepare every student for a fruitful life after graduation.
Last fall, voters in Massachusetts chose to eliminate passing the 10th grade MCAS as a graduation requirement, prompting interim standards to be put in place while Gov. Maura Healey’s K-12 Statewide Graduation Council drafted a more detailed framework.
Earlier this month, Gov. Healey released an initial report on what that new framework would look like. It’s a promising start, and if executed well, could lead us down a path for boosting students’ success well beyond their high school years.
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