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 ...

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 ...

My daughter is a fourth-grade school teacher in Massachusetts so she is very familiar with the MCAS tests. She has two children in high school. One of those children is gifted in English ...

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 ...

5 national election asks residents of the Commonwealth whether or not they want to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, or other statewide or district-wide ...

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 ...

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 ...

As business leaders race to defeat Question 2, which would end MCAS test passage as a high school graduation requirement, they picked up the pace of fund-raising this month, landing several ...

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 ...