Creating Stronger and More Enriched Learning Opportunities for All Students
AFT Massachusetts President Jessica Tang released the following statement in response to the overwhelming victory of Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot, which calls for the elimination of the MCAS as a graduation requirement for high schools students in the state:
“Voters in Massachusetts gave students across the Commonwealth a brighter and stronger future. Massachusetts residents know that true learning is about much more than can be measured by a single standardized test and have now given teachers the ability to create safer and stronger learning environments where setting and meeting high standards is embedded in every aspect of a school’s curriculum.
“This is an important step toward addressing the systemic opportunity gaps that are exacerbated by decades of over reliance on a one-size-fits-all standardized test.”