On Nov. 5, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep the state’s two-decade-old state test graduation requirement. The ballot measure, Question 2, would repeal the need for students to pass the ...

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System scores from Spring 2024, released last month, show mixed results from district to district around the SouthCoast. As voters prepare to decide on Question ...

NEWTON (CBS/AP) - Massachusetts education officials say more than 3,000 students who passed the spring 2011 Grade 10 MCAS math test achieved a higher performance ...

BOSTON — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces in November in choosing between keeping the state’s MCAS exam or adopting ...

REPORTER: STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS POINTING TO THOSE RESULTS AND SAYING THAT THAT IS THE RESULT OF A LOSOFS LEARNING , BUT STILL MANY PARENTS ARE PUSHING FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REINSTATE AND ...

There were some struggles and some advances in Norwood’s math and science scores on the MCAS this year Assistant Superintendent Alec Wyeth reviewed Norwood’s scores at the Oct. 24 School Committee ...

State education officials investigating 10th grade math MCAS results at Boston's English High School announced today they're validating the student's scores after finding "no evidence that would lead ...

BOSTON — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces in November in choosing between keeping the state’s MCAS exam or adopting ...

Across Massachusetts, more 10th-graders achieved proficiency on 2012 state tests in English and mathematics than ever before in the history of the state testing program, according to data released ...

FITCHBURG — Scores for Fitchburg 10-graders who took the MCAS state assessment improved in English language arts but declined in math and science, according to state data released Thursday. The scores ...

Statewide standardized test scores released Tuesday revealed what is a surprise to no one: More than a year of learning at home by computer, attending class in person part time, and facing other ...