BOSTON — Activists working to derail the new state law aimed at preventing discrimination against transgender individuals in public accommodations say volunteers have already gathered enough signatures to place a repeal measure on the 2018 ballot.
The ballot question committee Keep MA Safe reported Wednesday that local clerks have certified nearly 33,000 signatures, more than the 32,375 required to ensure ballot access in 2018.
MALDEN, MASS. — Massachusetts education officials plan to decide over the next year or so whether to shift the 10th grade standardized test that serves as a graduation requirement into the 11th grade or potentially add an 11th grade test.
After a discussion at a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting on Tuesday, Mitchell Chester, the state's education commissioner, said the current 10th grade competency test evaluates students' abilities to graduate high school but assessing their real-world or higher education prospects might require testing closer to graduation.
