Tim Murray, other business and education leaders seek to derail MCAS ballot question

BOSTON — Saying it improperly mixes two unrelated topics, nearly 20 education and business leaders are calling on the attorney general not to certify as ballot eligible an initiative petition removing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a high school graduation requirement.

Leaders of the organization behind the ballot question, in turn, have accused their opponents of "desperate political maneuvering."

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