and 18 out of 60 points on the biology exam. The tests are administered to 10th-graders every spring on separate subjects, ...

The passing score for biology is 467; for physics it is 470 ... She recognized that there are problems with the MCAS but said ...

The change goes into immediate effect, freeing the class of 2025 from passing exams in English, math, and science in order to ...

“[A ‘yes’ vote] is really not going to change much. It doesn’t mean the MCAS goes away. We have to have a test.” The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents’ Executive ...

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.

Here’s why: The core issue with high-stakes testing like the MCAS is that it reduces a student’s entire educational experience to a test score. No standardized test can measure a student’s ...

In a recent issue of The Republican, three teachers from Mashpee, Revere and Agawam urged voters to maintain the MCAS high school ... arguments in favor of the exam have merit, but are also ...

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 ...

More than 90 percent of sophomores pass the test — called the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System or MCAS — on their first try. Failing students can retake the exams several times ...

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 ...

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 ...