Iberkshires10 小时
CBRSD MCAS Data Shows Value of the Interventionist Model
Based on recent MCAS scores, the Central Berkshire Regional School District has seen growth in many areas, but work still ...
The MetroWest Daily News28 天
Framingham students' performance on the MCAS has declined since this prominent event
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 ...
Opinion/Guest column: Vote no on Question 2 to preserve state's education standards
Would we consider it to be good medical practice if our doctors stopped using current medicines and procedures and returned ...
southcoasttoday4 天
How did your school district score on MCAS? Check the scores across the SouthCoast here.
5 — which, if passed, would end the MCAS graduation requirement ... The thresholds for passing (486 for math and English language arts, 470 for science) fall within the "Partially meeting ...
The Boston Globe17 天
Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign
“Because it’s the truth. It is a onetime event,” she said as another. “Tying the passage of the MCAS ELA [English Language Arts] and science is a onetime event.” Page ...
Telegram4 天
How many students don't graduate because they fail MCAS? A Question 2 Q&A
If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation ... A passing score in English Language Arts is 472 (a perfect score is 560). Students who score between ...
The Harvard Crimson18 天
Abolish the MCAS Graduation Requirement: Vote Yes on Ballot Question Two
A vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts ... and intimate practice that provides critical ...
The Boston Globe17 天
I helped create the MCAS. Here’s why it should remain a graduation requirement.
MCAS was created to assess whether students ... and where students were routinely graduated without adequate preparation to do college or career work. Opponents like to proclaim that data on ...
R.I. math test scores inch up while those in Mass. plateau. Will state ever catch up?
Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...
Boston.com5 天
Parents weigh in on removing the MCAS graduation requirement
The state’s largest teacher’s union thinks that the MCAS graduation requirement unfairly keeps diplomas from students who earn them, while the business-backed opposition and some state leaders ...
Eagle-Tribune20 天
Should state scrap MCAS graduation requirement?
BOSTON — Critics of high-stakes testing are urging voters to approve a proposal to remove the MCAS exam requirement ... increased but math and English Language Arts scores dropped slightly ...
Boston Herald20 天
Editorial: Keep MCAS to ensure Mass. students are ready for future
They take hours, require study, practice, and for teachers to ... 5 election ballot. The Grade 10 MCAS tests English Language Arts, Mathematics, and one of the high school Science and Technology ...