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Poll: 62% in Mass. in favor of U.S. history MCAS testing
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
The majority of Massachusetts residents are in favor of instituting a U.S. History MCAS testing requirement for high school graduation, according to a Pioneer Institute poll released Wednesday.
“State residents know that suspending the history graduation requirement has relegated history and social studies to second-class status in the Commonwealth's public schools,” argued Pioneer's Director of School Reform Jamie Gass.
The poll, conducted by the Emerson College Polling Center using a sample of 1,000 residents, found 62% in favor of instating the requirement.
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