Sentinel & Enterprise on MSN1 个月
EDITORIAL: MCAS requirement removal question doesn't pass test
In essence, the MCAS measures how districts using different approaches stack up to each other, test supporters say. If Question 2 passed, districts would be in charge of determining a student's ...
The Boston Globe7 天
Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.
That sort of patchwork of graduation requirements is part of what the MCAS graduation test was intended to solve, and advocates of the test argue that having it as a measure of the state’s ...
Boston.com5 天
Parents weigh in on removing the MCAS graduation requirement
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 ...
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 ... added up was not answered in time for publication. Some tests' categorical scoring percentages equal to 101% when totaled ...
WPRI 1227 天
Question 2 could eliminate MCAS graduation requirement
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 ...
The MetroWest Daily News28 天
Framingham students' performance on the MCAS has declined since this prominent event
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 ...
The Boston Globe9 天
Question 2: Debating the pros and cons of the MCAS tests
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 MetroWest Daily News1 个月
Former Framingham teachers argue MCAS should not determine awarding of a diploma
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 ...
Telegram4 天
How many students don't graduate because they fail MCAS? A Question 2 Q&A
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 ...
Telegram27 天
End the MCAS requirement? Question 2 is focus of Worcester debate
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 ...
Yahoo News18 天
Taunton's MCAS English scores drop amid improving but still-high absenteeism. What to know
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 ...