Perhaps the exorbitant dollars currently allocated to administering and scoring the MCAS standardized tests could be used for ...

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 ...

The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week had a microcosm of the debate with which voters around the ...

5 — which, if passed, would end the MCAS graduation requirement ... added up was not answered in time for publication. Some tests' categorical scoring percentages equal to 101% when totaled ...

Her 18-year-old daughter, who has autism and other cognitive disabilities, hasn’t passed the MCAS yet and is taking the standardized test in November. Michlin said she currently pays a tutor ...

Test scores show R.I. students still recovering to pre-pandemic levels Since 2018, the gap between RICAS and Massachusetts ...

A referendum question on the state’s November election ballot seeking to eliminate the requirement that public high school ...

The ballot question to remove the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement is supported by the state’s largest teachers union, while many business and state leaders are against it.

As the birthplace of public education, Massachusetts has long been regarded as a beacon of educational achievement, and we must continue to lead by example. We can do this by ensuring students who are ...

Gov. Maura Healey publicly opposes Ballot Question 2, and we are asking: Why? Her stance aligns with the Massachusetts ...

Every two years, all Bay Staters temporarily become legislators for a day when facing a handful of ballot questions seeking ...

Healey said she's going to fill the "no" oval on Question 2 to eliminate the use of the MCAS test as a graduation requirement and Question 5 to phase out the subminimum tipped wage. The governor ...