TAUNTON — Thirteen Taunton Public Schools students received perfect scores on the 2024 MCAS tests and were given trophies for their accomplishments, the district announced. "Kids need to feel ...
Most students in the Class of 2025 have already passed their required MCAS tests. But for those who haven’t, as of now, they won’t need to, as long as they meet all local academic requirements, known ...
Question 2, which passed in the November election, overturned the statewide graduation requirement mandating students pass the MCAS standardized test. The ballot question states that the ...
(WJAR) — In November, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted to remove the MCAS as a high school graduation ... It doesn’t have to be a test," said Lambert. There's talk some lawmakers ...
The guidance only applies to students who met all local graduation requirements but did not earn their competency determination because of the three 10th-grade MCAS tests previously required for a ...
3). For the people who believe the MCAS exams serve a purpose, both the tests and the data they generate still exist. The real issue is the longstanding gap in resources across districts ...
describing the removal of MCAS as “a wake-up call.” He stressed the need for balanced reforms. “We need some commonsense alternatives," Molinari said. "Having no standardized test is just as ...
Standardized testing in Massachusetts won’t look much different in practice in 2025. But what will be vastly different is the absence of a statewide mandate that students' scores dictate whether ...
Massachusetts residents voted 59.9 percent to 41.1 in favor of dropping the MCAS. This fully eliminated the test as the standard for seniors to graduate, leaving schools to make the decision on ...
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends" on Tuesday, Madison Marsh — who was crowned Miss America in 2024 — detailed the moment she realized what an impact she has on her peers.