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.

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 ...

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 ...

This proposal would eliminate the rule that high schools students need to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exams in order to receive a diploma. race called Live analysis of ...

They will decide issues ranging from how tipped workers are paid, to the legalization of psychedelic drugs, and how MCAS exams will be used moving forward. A "yes" vote would give the state ...

WORCESTER — The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test will no longer be a graduation requirement for high school students, after voters passed Question 2 on Election Day.

Public high school students in Massachusetts can now earn their diplomas whether or not they pass their final MCAS exams. Voters on Tuesday approved Question 2, with more than 58% backing the ...

she asked. We had been reviewing for the upcoming MCAS exam, and I had spent all of class dragging my students through a practice test. Olivia wasn’t simply angry that she had to prepare for and ...