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

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 ...

470 for science) fall within the "Partially meeting expectations" category, which encompasses scores of 470 to 499. Students' Grade 10 MCAS scores are those that determine whether they can ...

5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test should remain a criterion for graduation. If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no ...

MCAS was created to assess whether students had met standards in English and math (a science requirement was ... standards and the MCAS tests were widely acclaimed as the best in the nation ...

The MCAS tests aren’t easy. They take hours, require study, practice, and for teachers to ... and one of the high school Science and Technology/Engineering tests (Biology, Chemistry or ...

5 election ballot: Should Massachusetts keep the MCAS test as a requirement for public school students to graduate? Melissa Verdier, president of the Educational Association of Worcester ...

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 ...

Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...

Across Massachusetts, students have been performing poorly on the MCAS English test ever since the pandemic. And Taunton is no exception. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Education released ...

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 ...