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Coursework will be key for Massachusetts high schoolers looking to graduate, according to education officials, following a vote this week as the state continues to determine new graduation standards – months after residents voted to stop using MCAS test passage as a means to earn a high school diploma.
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New standardized test scores show students in Massachusetts are still recovering from learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — but critics say those results are hiding a more complicated reality.
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This fall, Massachusetts voters will decide on a ballot question about the role of standardized testing as a high school graduation requirement.
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Educators expect academic recovery from COVID-19 will take years
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This year's ninth-graders are the first class affected by the change
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The latest statewide school accountability results from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education were cause for celebration in…
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The state is looking for help designing a new version of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test.The Department of Elementary and Secondary…
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Massachusetts education officials today released the annual accountability designations for the state’s public schools. About a third of the state’s…
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Massachusetts’ Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a new standardized test for public school students.The exam was approved by an 8-3…
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A new school year begins Monday in Springfield, Massachusetts where rising standardized test scores and a falling dropout rate are seen as signs of a…