Massachusetts voters have elected to say “yes” to ballot question 2, eliminating the need for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) as a graduation requirement.

The results from the 2024 MCAS tests showed ... scored the lowest in math with 7% of students meeting or exceeding expectations. Southbridge was last in third-grade performance in both English ...

As­sis­tant Superintendent Christine Elliott provided an accountability and MCAS update for the School Committee during their ...

Under current requirements, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says "Students must earn a passing score on ...

After a few years of students struggling to get back on track after coming back into the classroom, MCAS ... grade students reached at least the minimum level in all three subjects (English, math ...

State-wide MCAS scores show that Wellesley elementary and middle school students still have not recovered to pre-pandemic ...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $2.5 million to the “Vote No on 2” campaign that opposes a ballot ...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association, which launched the ballot campaign to end the MCAS graduation requirement and has spent $7.7 million so ... including math and English language arts.

Massachusetts voters will decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System should remain a high school ...

MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2024 / Fifth-grade students from Fisher Hill Elementary School achieved their highest-ever proficiency levels on the Next Generation Massachusetts Common Assessment ...

Only about 7 percent of English language learners in the Boston Public Schools are enrolled in dual-language programs, a ...

The Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) test scores showed 30.8% of third through eighth grade public ... while math proficiency improved from 13% to 14.7%.