Two weeks until Election Day, here's who is spending big for and against the five Mass. ballot questions
With just weeks to go before the Nov. 5 election, the group backing the effort to scrap the MCAS exam as a requirement to receive a high school diploma reported raking in nearly $9.7 million to date, the largest haul of the ballot measures, and a figure that is six times larger than the measure’s opposition reported.
The committee supporting the MCAS ballot measure, known as Question 2, reported that all of their donations came in the form of in-kind contributions, or non-cash donations like materials and volunteer hours.
The opposition raised a total of $2.1 million to date, a figure which includes some in-kind contributions.
The committee for “High Standards Not High Stakes,” which is backed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, argues the requirement inflicts too much anxiety on students and unfairly punishes students who are poor test takers. Their side has funneled significantly more resources into the effort versus the “no” side, which includes state education leaders and a number of people with ties to the business or philanthropic communities.
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