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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BOSTON - More 10th grade students are passing the MCAS test required to graduate on their first try, and minority students appear to be narrowing the achievement gap at the high school level, 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 ...

Dramatically fewer Massachusetts 10th-graders scored in the highest categories on the revamped MCAS exams last spring, a sign the new tests are far more rigorous than the ones they replaced, according ...