"Right now, less than half of third graders are performing at proficient or above on the MCAS [in English Language Arts]." The state has launched a $20 million initiative to promote literacy ...
There’s also some notion that the MCAS is written by “corporatists” from a company called Pearson. In fact, the questions are largely developed by Massachusetts educators.
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 ...