FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. Representatives from the Fall River Educators ...
BROCKTON — Over 100 middle and elementary school students in Brockton earned awards last week at North Middle School for scoring at least a 500 on the MCAS exams for English language arts or ...
Approximately 3,000 more 10th-grade students failed the MCAS exam in 2024 than in the year prior — a notable uptick sure to come under scrutiny as the fate of the standardized test as a high school ...
It was close to 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening when Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page took the stage inside a banquet room at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston. With just 50% of votes ...
A new set of proposed statewide graduation requirements has lawmakers and educators asking questions about continued reliance ...
BROCKTON — At least 28% of Brockton High School students failed the math MCAS exam in 2024. Roughly 32% of BHS students failed one of the MCAS science exams in 2024. Standardized test scores in ...
After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in order to receive a diploma, the question of whether the state will pursue a ...
Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. The MCAS, officially called the Massachusetts ...
In a recent issue of The Republican, three teachers from Mashpee, Revere and Agawam urged voters to maintain the MCAS high school graduation requirement (“Vote no on Question 2,” Oct. 10). However, ...
BOSTON — Massachusetts students are making progress in their MCAS scores but the statewide test results still lag behind pre-pandemic years. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and ...