High school students would take end-of-course tests designed, administered and scored by the state under new graduation requirements recommended by a state council and cheered by Gov. Maura Healey as consistent with the state's "high expectations" for all students.

Passing the tests would not be a condition of receiving a diploma, as it was under the former "high stakes" MCAS system, but a major teachers union said the proposal still "defies the will of the voters" in 2024.

Voters in 2024 approved a ballot law to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement. The K-12 Statewide Graduation Council that Gov. Maura Healey formed through an executive order in January was charged with advising the governor and Legislature on the development of a statewide graduation requirement.

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