Across Massachusetts, students in every grade level scored lower on English language arts in 2024 ... the MCAS exam is especially important because they must pass the test or the MCAS-Alt, an ...

Proponents argue that teachers shouldn’t have to “teach to the test.” If they are covering the scope and rigor of the state’s education standards well, they shouldn’t need to. Classroom instruction ...

It’s interesting that higher performing schools may be ignoring the MassCore standards (” Suggested curricula is widely ...

MCAS results for ... For grades 3 through 8, just 22% hit the meeting or exceeding expectations standard for ELA and 19% met ...

Voters are gearing up to voice their choice.  If Ballot Question Two passes, students will no longer have to pass the ...

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate ...

Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...

Approximately 3,000 more 10th-grade students failed the MCAS exam in 2024 than in the year prior — a notable uptick sure to come under scrutiny as the fate of the standardized test as a high ...

The results from the 2024 MCAS tests showed scores ... In Worcester, 24% of third-grade students scored as meeting or exceeding expectations for English language arts, down one percentage point ...