Taunton Public Schools saw improved performance on the MCAS test this year, with the percentage of students grades 3-8 who met or exceeded expectations increasing from 27% to 30% on the English test ...

BEGINS TUESDAY NIGHT AT 9:00. NOW TO ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS ON THE STATE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER, A QUESTION TO ASKS, SHOULD PASSING THE 10TH GRADE MCAS TEST CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — The city has 108 new high school graduates. Superintendent Tracy Curley told the School Committee during its April 29 ...

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 ...

Voters shall have the opportunity to make Massachusetts’ educational system more just for all students. By voting YES on Question 2, we can eliminate the narrowed curricula created by the ...

As the parent of two children in Ashland Public Schools, including a 10-year-old son with a learning disability, I have long been alarmed by the impact that the MCAS graduation requirement has on ...

I am a longtime educator and I plan to vote “Yes” on Question 2, which would replace the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement. Instead, students would need to demonstrate that they have ...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association, the group behind the ballot measure that dropped the MCAS as a high-school graduation requirement, has now apparently found another excuse to marginalize that ...