Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest ...

Massachusetts public high schools have experienced a sharp decline in 10th graders passing all three MCAS exams over the last five years with the latest scores showing approximately16,000 students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taunton Public Schools saw improved performance on the MCAS test this year, with the percentage of students grades 3-8 who met or ...

FALL RIVER — Fall River Public Schools will still implement the MCAS test this school year, even though a state ballot measure passed to eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement. Because MCAS test ...

When Mei Lu moved to Massachusetts two years ago, she had deep concerns about a state mandate requiring students to pass the MCAS standardized tests to receive their diplomas because she thought it ...

LOWELL — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System results during a presentation Monday morning. Overall, Lowell Public ...

MCAS results for 2024 showed more “concerning” results than the optimistically trending 2023 results and continued lagging well behind pre-pandemic scores, state education officials announced Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD — Over a month ago, Massachusetts voted yes on Question 2, ending the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a graduation requirement. My experience as part of the initial ...

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As high-stakes MCAS testing gets underway this school year and opposition to the test intensifies, including by the state’s teachers union which wants to eliminate it as a graduation requirement for ...

BOSTON – A sixth grade student at a Massachusetts school suffered burns when the laptop they were using began smoking during MCAS testing. It happened Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. at Whitin Intermediate ...

BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest there are better ways to measure student achievement, should voters ...