The English Language Arts portion of the MCAS primarily tests reading comprehension on short passages, typically the length of an article you’d find in a magazine. Go visit the DESE website to ...

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

I am a longtime educator and I plan to vote “Yes” on Question 2, which would replace the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement. Instead, students would need to demonstrate that ...

Massachusetts voters approved dropping comprehensive tests as a requirement for getting a high school diploma but rejected a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Massachusetts voters will decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System should remain a high school ...

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 ...