After end of MCAS requirement, Massachusetts sought new graduation standards in 2025

Massachusetts started 2025 scrambling for a replacement to the voter-overturned MCAS graduation standard. A first look at a ...
Yahoo

Fall River School Committee takes a stand against MCAS testing. Here's what happens next.

FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. Representatives from the Fall River Educators ...
turnto10

MCAS testing returns, but with changes

BOSTON, Mass. (WJAR) — Massachusetts students will take the state assessment this year, but with modifications. According to a memo to superintendents obtained by the NBC 10 I-Team, the following ...
The Boston Globe

As voters ponder ballot question to end MCAS graduation testing requirement, failure rates rise dramatically

Massachusetts public high schools have experienced a sharp decline in 10th graders passing all three MCAS exams over the last five years with the latest scores showing approximately16,000 students ...
Yahoo

With MCAS on November's ballots, educators proposing new tests to assess students

BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest there are better ways to measure student achievement, should voters ...