and 18 out of 60 points on the biology exam. The tests are administered to 10th-graders every spring on separate subjects, ...

The passing score for biology is 467; for physics it is 470 ... She recognized that there are problems with the MCAS but said ...

The change goes into immediate effect, freeing the class of 2025 from passing exams in English, math, and science in order to ...

Educational tool is imperfect, but it can be improved — and should be kept As your Nov. 13 Globe editorial noted (“Defending the MCAS from evidence-free attacks”), the current push to end ...

Novels are not on the MCAS so schools don’t emphasize them. Don’t let anyone fool you, schools certainly do “teach to the test” because schools and districts are judged by the MCAS results.