In January I wrote a post about Massachusetts legislators finding a replace for the MCAS. (See Will State Lawmakers Replace the MCAS?)
Around the same time, Governor Healey issued an executive order creating a “graduation council” designed to “advise the Governor and the Legislature on the development of a statewide graduation requirement.”
According to Section 2 of the order,
The Council shall be charged with studying and making recommendations on a new statewide graduation requirement, including but not limited to the role of assessment, the potential for differentiated pathways to earning the competency determination, and the completion of additional experiences that demonstrate civic, college, and career readiness.
To read the full text of Executive Order 639 click here.