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 ...

NEWTON (CBS/AP) - Massachusetts education officials say more than 3,000 students who passed the spring 2011 Grade 10 MCAS math test achieved a higher performance ...

A slim majority of voters in a WBUR poll support a ballot question that would end the use of standardized tests as a graduation requirement. But with a sizable number of voters still unsure how they ...

To the editor: I am writing in response to the editorial “Teachers union still fighting true reform,” on June 25. I am a mathematics teacher with over 40 years of experience. I have taught algebra ...

In addition to deciding their pick for president of United States, Massachusetts voters in November will weigh in on five ballot initiatives. This is the second in a series of stories explaining each ...

The first question on the eighth-grade MCAS test this year displayed a picture of the RPM gauge present on a standard-shift motor vehicle. It asked students to calculate how many RPMs the gauge was ...

I am a longtime educator and I plan to vote “Yes” on Question 2, which would replace the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement. Instead, students would need to demonstrate that they have ...

While last year’s MCAS scores mimic previous results – with Asian-American, white kids and those from upper-income communities often outperforming African-Americans, Latinos and students from ...

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 like ...