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 ...

As business leaders race to defeat Question 2, which would end MCAS test passage as a high school graduation requirement, they picked up the pace of fund-raising this month, landing several ...

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 ...

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 ...

as well as mischaracterizing the exam as a “one time” test. There’s also some notion that the MCAS is written by “corporatists” from a company called Pearson. In fact, the questions are largely ...

NEPM’s Carrie Healey asked reporter Jill Kaufman about the pushback against the standardized test as a graduation requirement. Jill Kaufman, NEPM: Critics of the exam who want to eliminate the ...

In this part, you have to match five people to eight texts.

Solange Knowles has revealed she’s a member of the “spoonies” community, those who live with chronic illnesses such as autoimmune disorders. The musician, 38, was diagnosed with POTS ...

The Listening section is worth 25% of the total score for the exam. Each of the 25 listening questions scores 1 mark.