WORCESTER ― A pair of Worcester figures went toe-to-toe Monday night debating what has become the most hotly contested question on the Nov. 5 election ballot: Should Massachusetts keep the MCAS test as a requirement for public school students to graduate?
Melissa Verdier, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, the union representing teachers in the Worcester Public Schools, represented the "vote yes" side of the debate. Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President and former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray represented the "vote no" side.
The debate that took place Monday night was hosted by the Worcester Education Collaborative.
