Still, about 700 of them — or 1% of the roughly 70,000 annual class size — who somehow otherwise completed their graduation requirements do not pass this test ... the 10th grade MCAS or ...

In 2022, fourth ... graders meeting expectations improved overall, while eighth graders declined. For 10th graders, the MCAS ...

In 2022, fourth ... graders meeting expectations improved overall, while eighth graders declined. For 10th graders, the MCAS exam is especially important because they must pass the test or the ...

trailing just 4 points behind what the 10th graders in 2019 scored on the test. After a few years of students struggling to get back on track after coming back into the classroom, MCAS scores ...

Massachusetts students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 take the MCAS. All students are tested in math and English language arts. A science test is taken by students in grades 5, 8 and one high school ...

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 ...

We are writing in response to Kinga Borondy's MCAS article ("Ballot question to ... for more than performing well on any one particular test. No single test should be used to determine who ...

I asked if he, like McCarthy, considered the MCAS a onetime event. “It is a 10th-grade test that students have to take to get a high school diploma,” he eventually replied. That’s accurate ...

The percentage of 10th graders in the Cape and Islands public ... to eliminate the requirement that a student pass the MCAS tests in mathematics, science and technology, and English in order ...