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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — Some Fall River teachers and educators are calling for eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ...

I was hopeful that Massachusetts would finally begin moving away from the culture of high-stakes testing that has shaped our schools for far too long. I have been a licensed Massachusetts educator ...

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 ...

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 ...

LOWELL — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System results during a presentation Monday morning. Overall, Lowell Public ...

With every teachers’ union pushing for the passage of Question 2 on the November ballot, the recent release of a study reviewing the pros and cons of that proposition sheds light on what dismantling ...

MCAS results for 2024 showed more “concerning” results than the optimistically trending 2023 results and continued lagging well behind pre-pandemic scores, state education officials announced Tuesday.

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 ...

As high-stakes MCAS testing gets underway this school year and opposition to the test intensifies, including by the state’s teachers union which wants to eliminate it as a graduation requirement for ...

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 ...