Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school ...

Approximately 3,000 more 10th-grade students failed the MCAS exam in 2024 than in the year prior — a notable uptick sure to come under scrutiny as the fate of the standardized test as a high school ...

SPRINGFIELD — Over a month ago, Massachusetts voted yes on Question 2, ending the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a graduation requirement. My experience as part of the initial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BROCKTON — Over 100 middle and elementary school students in Brockton earned awards last week at North Middle School for scoring ...

State voters are being asked on the Nov. 5 election ballot to decide whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test should remain a criterion for graduation. If a majority of voters ...

Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. The MCAS, officially called the Massachusetts ...

In a recent issue of The Republican, three teachers from Mashpee, Revere and Agawam urged voters to maintain the MCAS high school graduation requirement (“Vote no on Question 2,” Oct. 10). However, ...

"It's really unfortunate that this is the policy that we're discussing," said former Cambridge School Committee Vice-Chair Manikka Bowman. For Bowman, who is also a parent, the answer is simple.

Massachusetts public high schools have experienced a sharp decline in 10th graders passing all three MCAS exams over the last five years with the latest scores showing approximately16,000 students ...

Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts students are making progress in their MCAS scores but the statewide test results still lag behind pre-pandemic years. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and ...

FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. Representatives from the Fall River Educators ...