METHUEN — MCAS scores in the city’s schools improved in most categories last year, including large gains in passing the crucial 10th grade test required for graduation. The percentage of Methuen ...

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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Statewide results from last year's MCAS tests have been made public for all schools - except one. The scores from the 10th grade math test at Boston English High are getting a second ...

BOSTON — The students passed the MCAS. The firm hired to score the test did not. Nearly 3,300 students who took last spring’s grade 10 MCAS math test and passed earned higher performance levels than ...

To the editor: I am writing in response to the editorial “Teachers union still fighting true reform,” on June 25. I am a mathematics teacher with over 40 years of experience. I have taught algebra ...

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 ...

The percentage of 10th graders in the Cape and Islands public school districts who met or exceeded expectations on the 2024 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests was slightly below the ...

Under state law, in order to receive a diploma, students must earn a score of Proficient or higher on the grade 10 MCAS English/language arts and math tests and at least the Needs Improvement level on ...