BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts plans to convene a statewide graduation requirement council after voters in ...

Gov. Maura Healey pledged to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group ...

About 70 former Peabody Veterans Memorial High School students are now eligible to receive their high school diplomas — despite some of them leaving school more than 20 ...

The governor reflects on the progress made in her second year and looks ahead to her biggest priorities for 2025.

Despite the passage of ballot Question 2 last November, the majority of voters agree with what local business leaders have been saying: A statewide standard for high school graduation is needed.

Passing Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) in 10th grade became a graduation requirement starting with the high school class of 2003. In November, however, a teacher union-backed ...

It’s a bad idea, and top state lawmakers know it. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, tests students in third through eighth and 10th grades on English, math and science.

An FDA-approved medication called glucarpidase could serve as an antidote to kidney toxicity in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug methotrexate (MTX), according to a new study by investigators ...

MCAS stands for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, which is a standardized testing program implemented in Massachusetts in 1993. The MCAS evaluates students' knowledge and skills in ...