Wanjiru Waweru, Jadetimes Staff
W. Waweru is a Jadetimes News Reporter Covering America News
Springfield, Massachusetts — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey made a chance to visit western Massachusetts for the second day in a row. She went to Lawrence Elementary School in Holyoke Friday morning on February 28, 2025, where she explained to a group of youth students and since the main topic of the day was education, they wanted to know about seeking the replacement for the MCAS graduation requirement.
In 2024, Massachusetts voted to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Requirement to graduate high school, however, the question became about the prediction of the future. “Massachusetts is number one in education. I don’t want us to lose our ground there in that way and so we’re, with MCAS going away as a graduation requirement is still being given as a test, I put together this council. We’re in the process of forming that and getting quickly to work to make sure every student has the same expectations. I don’t want a kid being treated differently in Holyoke than in Lowell,” Healey said.
UMass Amherst and WCVB-TV completed the recent poll, 52% of Respondents agreed about the new standard to eliminate the MCAS requirement that high school students would be successful to complete their courses to earn their diploma, however, we asked the governor on her opinion about this concept. “I’m going to let the council do its work. We brought together on that council, we have educators, we have school administrators, we have parents, we have people from the workforce because part of what we do is make sure were training students in our schools and make sure they have the tools for today’s economy and today’s world,” Healey stated.
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