If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation ... Students must also pass a class in either biology or introduction to physics. The passing score for biology ...

As a Gloucester biology teacher, I urge voters to vote “Yes” Nov. 5 on ballot Question 2 to eliminate the punitive graduation requirement of passage of the 10th grade MCAS. Your vote will not ...

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new study conducted in roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number ...

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 ...

The MCAS tests aren’t easy. They take hours, require study, practice, and for teachers to ... Science and Technology/Engineering tests (Biology, Chemistry or Introductory Physics).

Voters in November will weigh Question 2, a teachers union-backed measure that would repeal the state mandate that students pass 10th grade MCAS exams in math, English, and science. A recent ...

MCAS was created to assess whether students had met standards in English and math (a science requirement was added later). The MCAS exam was essentially a diagnostic yardstick that could be used ...

As voters prepare to decide on Question 2 on Nov. 5 — which, if passed, would end the MCAS graduation requirement — let's take a look around our local districts to see how high schoolers fared ...

The state released MCAS results on September 24, which classified Bourne Students Exhibit 'Progress' In MCAS Performance | Bourne News | capenews.net Skip to main content ...

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater timespan. This is the first study on this topic which ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Scientists have directly measured the behavioral responses of some of the most common marine mammals to military sonar. And the finding that surprised them most was that these ...

A vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized ... While teaching is a fundamentally relational and intimate practice that provides critical, unique ...