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

The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week had a microcosm of the debate with which voters around the ...

Online autism tests can help you to identify and evaluate autism traits in yourself, a child, a teenager, or another adult. These tests can't confirm a diagnosis, which needs to be made by a qualified ...

Variations of it happen every January when teachers begin preparing for the state test, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). The students aren’t the only ones feeling the ...

Instead of scrapping the MCAS and eliminating uniform, statewide standards, we should focus on improving it. We can work to make the test more inclusive and representative of diverse learning ...

Supporters of Question 2 argue that standardized tests like the MCAS cannot fully measure a ... Relations Board to handle unfair labor practice complaints against rideshare companies.

Inadequate exam results, including those on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, would lead to stiff consequences like school closures and district takeovers. The overall goal was ...

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If approved, it would eliminate the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement. A no vote would keep it as is. “I know how much harm that has done,” said Deb McCarthy, the vice ...

While none of the free COVID-19 tests being shipped by the U.S. Postal Service this year will have already expired, officials acknowledge many now arriving in mailboxes will likely see their shelf ...

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 ...