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Lynn School Committee backs Question 2 to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement
Summary
The committee voted to support ballot Question 2, which would replace MCAS as a punitive high‑school graduation requirement with district‑certified coursework demonstrating mastery; administrators cited inequities and pandemic‑era learning loss.
The Lynn School Committee voted to endorse passage of Question 2, a ballot measure that would remove the MCAS test as a mandatory high‑school graduation requirement and instead allow districts to certify that students have completed coursework demonstrating mastery of state standards.
The chair read the resolution into the record, which argued that MCAS as a high‑stakes graduation requirement "has restricted curriculum," disproportionately…
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