Massachusetts voted to eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement, but the test will still be administered. Here's what ...

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The public high schools on the Cape and Islands scored on average almost 2% lower in science, about 4% lower in math, and ...

More than 30 years ago, Massachusetts legislators passed a landmark education bill that established for the first time ...

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

The MCAS tests aren’t easy. They take hours, require study, practice ... on the Nov. 5 election ballot. The Grade 10 MCAS tests English Language Arts, Mathematics, and one of the high school ...

A requirement that students pass the MCAS in 10th grade “rarely prevents” them ... “Even for the remaining 4% who struggle to get state sign-off for graduation, there are often other ...

BOSTON — Critics of high-stakes testing are urging voters to approve a proposal to remove the MCAS exam ... requiring 10th-grade students to demonstrate proficiency in math, English and science ...

Monday evening, in a close 4-4-1 vote ... would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, and science ...

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

about 4% lower in math, and less than 1% lower in English language arts, known as ELA. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth had 10th grade scores substantially below the ...

The average statewide percentages of 10th grade students ... 48% in math, and 57% in English language arts, the data showed. The public high schools on the Cape and Islands scored on average almost 2% ...