BOSTON — A new poll shows more support for tougher high school graduation requirements following last year’s repeal of the MCAS mandate by voters.
The survey of Massachusetts residents age 18-29 by MassINC Polling found two-thirds, or 66%, support the creation of a new standard to replace the decades-old mandate for 10th-grade students to pass a series of standardized tests known as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System to graduate.
kAm!@==DE6CD 7@F?5 efT @7 E9@D6 DFCG6J65 28C665 E92E =@H6C:?8 DE2?52C5D 7@C 2 9:89 D49@@= 5:A=@>2 H:== =625 E@ 8C25F2E6D 36:?8 =6DD AC6A2C65 7@C E96 7FEFC6] %9C66BF2CE6CD DFAA@CE 2=:8?:?8 9:89 D49@@= 8C25F2E:@? DE2?52C5D H:E9 E96 >:?:>F> 6?EC2?46 C6BF:C6>6?ED 7@C DE2E6 4@==686D 2?5 F?:G6CD:E:6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 A@==]k^Am
kAm“xE’D ?@E ;FDE E92E C646?E 9:89 D49@@= 8C25D D66 2 ?665 7@C 2 4@>>@? 8C25F2E:@? DE2?52C5[” #:492C5 !2CC[ G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 |2DDx}r !@==:?8[ D2:5 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E] “%96J 2=D@ H2?E E92E DE2?52C5 E@ 36 9:89 6?@F89 E@ AC6A2C6 DEF56?ED 7@C H92E 4@>6D ?6IE[ H96E96C E92E 36 4@==686 @C 2 42C66C]”k^Am
kAm%96 A@== H2D A2:5 7@C 3J |2DD !@E6?E:2=[ 2 ?@?AC@7:E 8C@FA E92E H2?ED E96 DE2E6 E@ D6E ?6H “C@3FDE 2?5 C:8@C@FD DE2E6H:56 DE2?52C5D” E@ 8C25F2E6 7C@> 9:89 D49@@= 7@==@H:?8 G@E6CD’ C6A62= @7 E96 |rp$ C6BF:C6>6?E]k^Am
kAm“$EF56?ED E96>D6=G6D — 32D65 @? E96:C @H? 6IA6C:6?46D — 2C6 E6==:?8 @FC A@=:4J>2<6CD E92E E96J G2=F6 9:89 6IA64E2E:@?D[ 2?5 36=:6G6 E92E F?:7@C>[ DE2E6H:56 8C25F2E:@? DE2?52C5D 2C6 6DD6?E:2= E@ AC6A2C6 E96> 7@C 4@==686 2?5 42C66C[” |2CJ %2>6C[ E96 8C@FA’D 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C[ D2:5 2? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAmp D:>:=2C A@== C6=62D65 😕 s646>36C 3J E96 |2DD ~AA@CEF?:EJ p==:2?46[ 2 8C@FA E92E H2?ED E96 DE2E6 {68:D=2EFC6 E@ “>@5:7J” E96 G@E6C2AAC@G65 =2H] %92E DFCG6J 7@F?5 fdT @7 G@E6CD DFAA@CE ?6H 9:89 D49@@= 8C25F2E:@? DE2?52C5D]k^Am
kAm”F6DE:@? a[ H9:49 H2D 2AAC@G65 3J ?62C=J e_T 😕 E96 a_ac 6=64E:@?D[ D4C2AA65 E96 C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C `_E9 8C256CD E@ 56>@?DEC2E6 AC@7:4:6?4J 😕 >2E9[ t?8=:D9 2?5 D4:6?46 E@ 8C25F2E6 7C@> 9:89 D49@@=]k^Am
kAm$EF56?ED 2C6 DE:== 36 C6BF:C65 E@ E2<6 E96 `_E98C256 |rp$ 6I2>D[ 3FE ?@ =@?86C ?665 E@ 62C? 2 A2DD:?8 D4@C6 @C @E96C DE2E6 2AAC@G2=] $49@@= 5:DEC:4ED ?@H D6E E96:C @H? 4C:E6C:2 7@C 8C25F2E:@? 32D65 @? DE2E6H:56 65F42E:@?2= DE2?52C5D]k^Am
kAm%96 C676C6?5F> H2D E96 >@DE 6IA6?D:G6 @7 7:G6 @? E96 32==@E[ H:E9 3@E9 D:56D C2:D:?8 2?5 DA6?5:?8 ?62C=J Saa >:==:@? 4@>3:?65 E@ DH2J F?564:565 G@E6CD]k^Am
kAm%96 |2DD249FD6EED %62496CD pDD@4:2E:@?[ H9:49 324<65 “F6DE:@? a[ 92G6 4C:E:4:K65 E96 8C@FAD 7@C 42==:?8 7@C >@5:7:42E:@?D E@ E96 =2H 2?5 “ECJ:?8 E@ 492?86 E96 @FE4@>6 @7 E96 6=64E:@? 2?5 @G6CC:56 E96 H:== @7 E96 G@E6CD E9C@F89 =68:D=2E:G6 >2?6FG6C:?8]”k^Am
kAmr9C:DE:2? |] (256 4@G6CD E96 |2DD249FD6EED $E2E69@FD6 7@C }@CE9 @7 q@DE@? |65:2 vC@FAUCDBF@jD ?6HDA2A6CD 2?5 H63D:E6D] t>2:= 9:> 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i4H256o4?9:?6HD]4@>Qm4H256o4?9:?6HD]4@>k^2m]k^Am
By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
Source link