Massachusetts voters recently approved a change to the state's education policy, eliminating the 10th-grade MCAS test as a ...

In November, voters passed Question 2, which eliminated the requirement that public school students must achieve certain scores on their 10th-grade English language arts, math and science MCAS ...

In math, 27% of third-grade students scored as meeting ... scored the lowest in MCAS results. Eighteen percent of Southbridge 10th graders scored in meeting or exceeding expectations in English ...

Voters nixed an exam that helped enhance the state’s reputation. Lawmakers may correct this mistake.

Page thinks voters made a good choice to remove the requirement for students to pass the tenth grade MCAS exam in order to get a high school diploma. “We have standards. We actually have the ...

Under a revised statute, students no longer need to pass the 10th grade MCAS to graduate, effective immediately. Students instead have to meet local graduation requirements, which are set by the ...

The DESE guidance means a school district can technically still require students to pass all three 10th-grade MCAS tests in English language arts, math and science in order to achieve a diploma.

In Lawrence, 41% of high school test-takers in 2024 did not meet proficiency on the grade 10 math or English portions of the MCAS. Some students who otherwise finished all coursework but didn't ...