MassPotential: Recent graduates weigh in on what high schools should offer
Most recent high schoolers agree that Massachusetts needs one uniform graduation standard rigorous enough to prepare graduates for either college or a career, according to a new poll that also took their temperature on the subjects taught in Bay State schools.
An online, text and telephone survey of 600 Massachusetts residents aged 18 to 29 found that 66% think the state should have one minimum graduation requirement for all high schools while 28% said high schools should each set individual standards. Regardless of how the standard is set, 74% said high school graduation requirements should match the minimum entrance requirements for state universities, the poll found.
The poll results were released Wednesday as the Statewide Graduation Council, convened by Gov. Maura Healey after voters last fall eliminated the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement, gets closer to delivering a set of recommendations on new requirements for a diploma, due to the governor and Legislature by the end of the year. In the meantime, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has adopted interim graduation requirements, including that students complete specific coursework through grade 10.
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