Based on recent MCAS scores, the Central Berkshire Regional School District has seen growth in many areas, but work still ...

State voters are being asked on the Nov. 5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test should remain a criterion for graduation. If a majority of voters ...

A “yes” vote on Question 2 of the state’s 2024 Ballot Questions would eliminate the requirement that students must pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in order to ...

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 ...

“[A ‘yes’ vote] is really not going to change much. It doesn’t mean the MCAS goes away. We have to have a test.” The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents’ Executive ...

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 ...

And next month, it could get rid of its exit exam. Voters in November will weigh Question 2, a teachers union-backed measure that would repeal the state mandate that students pass 10th grade MCAS ...

If Question 2 passes, students would no longer need to meet specific competency levels on the MCAS to graduate, although the test would still be used as a diagnostic tool. Instead of passing the MCAS, ...

State voters are being asked on the Nov. 5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test should remain a criterion for graduation. If a majority of ...

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released scores from the 2024 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment (MCAS) standardized tests taken last spring. According to the data ...

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 ...