On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate.

Question 2 sought to eliminate the decades-long standardized test as a prerequisite to a high school diploma. It was backed ...

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

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The exams are administered under high security to ensure neither questions nor answers are leaked ... question while also ...

5 state election ballot is a proposal to eliminate the requirement that a student pass the MCAS tests in mathematics, science and technology, and English in order to received a high school diploma.

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Required Elective Courses Eighteen (18) elective credits in MATH courses numbered 3312, 3322, or 4400 and above. GPA Requirement A grade point average of at least 1.67 must be achieved in the MATH ...

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

According to current MCAS ... math and English language arts, 470 for science) fall within the "Partially meeting expectations" category, which encompasses scores of 470 to 499. Students' Grade 10 ...

The average statewide percentages of 10th grade students who met or exceeded ... the requirement that a student pass the MCAS tests in mathematics, science and technology, and English in order ...

Damon echoed the views of other critics, who say the test unfairly punishes students who are poor test takers, have ...