All Over the Map: Massachusetts High School Graduation Requirements

When it comes to the courses high school students across the Commonwealth are required to complete for their diplomas, Massachusetts sets few requirements and collects no school level data. Instead, each high school makes their own determination about the courses required for students to graduate. Until now, no one has known, statewide, what those requirements are.

This MassCore brief, is a first-ever analysis of high school course requirements, and reveals a wide variation in students’ learning experiences across high schools in Massachusetts. Review how “all over the map” Massachusetts graduation requirements are and recommendations from the Voices Coalition for how to ensure more equity in the short and long term.

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