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Massachusetts voters resoundingly approved a ballot question that will remove the requirement that high school students pass ...

The public high schools on the Cape and Islands scored on average almost 2% lower in science, about 4% lower in math, and ...

More than 30 years ago, Massachusetts legislators passed a landmark education bill that established for the first time ...

The MCAS tests aren’t easy. They take hours, require study, practice ... on the Nov. 5 election ballot. The Grade 10 MCAS tests English Language Arts, Mathematics, and one of the high school ...

As­sis­tant Superintendent Christine Elliott provided an accountability and MCAS update for the School Committee during their ...

A requirement that students pass the MCAS in 10th grade “rarely prevents” them ... “Even for the remaining 4% who struggle to get state sign-off for graduation, there are often other ...

BOSTON — Critics of high-stakes testing are urging voters to approve a proposal to remove the MCAS exam ... requiring 10th-grade students to demonstrate proficiency in math, English and science ...

Monday evening, in a close 4-4-1 vote ... would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, and science ...

State-wide MCAS scores show that Wellesley elementary and middle school students still have not recovered to pre-pandemic ...

about 4% lower in math, and less than 1% lower in English language arts, known as ELA. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth had 10th grade scores substantially below the ...

The average statewide percentages of 10th grade students ... 48% in math, and 57% in English language arts, the data showed. The public high schools on the Cape and Islands scored on average almost 2% ...