Instead of a 10th grade MCAS exam, the proposed framework would include capstone projects or portfolios, financial literacy lessons, and end-of-course tests administered and scored by the state, among other steps. The new approach to testing would feature exams "that are not high-stakes, but are [on] the actual course you just took," Healey explained Monday. "This is about reimagining high school in Massachusetts and making sure that every student who leaves a Massachusetts high school leaves with the tools, the resources, the wherewithal to be as successful as they can possibly be," she told a crowd of students and educators at Dedham High School.
"The budget doesn't include funding that would trigger the ethnic studies graduation requirement... the short answer is that the state has limited available ongoing resources."