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

The MCAS exams assist educators and administrations in understanding student performance in math, English language arts (ELA), and science. The grades tested are 3 through 8 and also grade 10 ...

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 10th grade at Springfield Central High School in 1997 and 1998 ... “My children were filled with anxiety and dread every ...

and I could see myself doing it in the future." Jacob Bowen, a 4th grade student who received a perfect score on the MCAS math test, told the Gazette that his favorite class is "gym class" and ...

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, tests students in third through eighth and 10th grades on English, math and science ... Passing MCAS in 10th grade became a graduation ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District has made some gains since last year, but there is still work to be done. That ...