"Massachusetts is ranked number one in education thanks in part to our strong graduation requirements," argues one letter.

Then the science MCAS came and we were forced to separate our courses into the traditional subjects and ensure our students were prepared for the topics selected by the test makers.” Please vote ...

15). I am a supporter of eliminating the MCAS as a graduation requirement, not just because of students with disabilities or second language learners but because “teaching to the test” creates ...

which would nix the MCAS standardized testing graduation requirement for Massachusetts high school students. If the question is passed, students would continue to take the test as an assessment ...

science and writing because I was required to prepare students for high-stakes tests like the MCAS. If we eliminate the MCAS as a graduation requirement, the standardized testing burden on ...

Roughly 32% of BHS students failed one of the MCAS science exams in 2024. Standardized test scores in Massachusetts are still lagging behind after COVID. Generally, Brockton High School students ...

Across Massachusetts, students have been performing poorly on the MCAS English test ever since the pandemic. And Taunton is no exception. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Education ...

A vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, and science — as a statewide ...

Across Massachusetts, students have been performing poorly on the MCAS English test ever since the pandemic. And Taunton is no exception. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Education released ...

In just a few weeks, Massachusetts voters will decide whether MCAS test scores will still be used as a graduation requirement for high school students. Question 2 has ignited a spirited debate ...

Before Massachusetts created the MCAS graduation requirement as part of its Education Reform Act of 1993, Latino students faced disproportionately lower graduation rates, college admissions ...