Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taunton Public Schools saw improved performance on the MCAS test this year, with the percentage of students grades 3-8 who met or ...

As Massachusetts voters ponder a ballot question this November on the future of the MCAS testing graduation requirement, Brown University researchers dug into more than 15 years of studies to ...

A smaller percentage of Massachusetts schools made significant progress towards, met, or exceeded their own goals in 2025, state officials said Monday as they released “sobering” results from the ...

MEDFORD, MA — The School Committee voted unanimously to approve a new pilot that will change the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System testing in the district as soon as this year during its ...

FALL RIVER — Fall River Public Schools will still implement the MCAS test this school year, even though a state ballot measure passed to eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement. Because MCAS test ...

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 ...

BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest there are better ways to measure student achievement, should voters ...