Quiz: Could you pass the 10th grade MCAS?
On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate.
Many parents like me are torn over whether to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Here’s a two-part, educators’ view from both sides.
Election Day is a week away, and the MCAS question looms: The ballot initiative would repeal the state law requiring students ...
5 Carry-On Essentials, According To An ELLE Editor
A sleep mask is esential on a long-haul flight, but if you’ve gone to the effort of getting a lash lift or extensions prior ...
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AI starting to appear in K-12 classrooms
Teachers at Lakeview Elementary and Bloomington High School North have used ChatGPT to help them create assignments.
Getting Answers: Question 2 - eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement
Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot will ask about getting rid of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, requirement.
Student teachers only answered 60% of phonics questions correctly, survey says
The survey of literacy concepts was administered by a University of Alberta professor and designed to highlight how equipped ...
SPS launches new elementary report cards this month — without letter grades. Here's why
SPS report cards now won't include letter grades until sixth grade. Instead, parents will get detailed progress reports on ...
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How many students don't graduate because they fail MCAS? A Question 2 Q&A
If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation requirement but remain in place as an ...
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An interview with Jonathan Rosenbaum: ‘It’s a little bit like improvising.’
The longtime Reader film critic discusses his life, career, and artistry amid the release of his new book, In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: A Jonathan Rosenbaum Reader.
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Peyser: Voters Need to Know the Facts About Question 2
In 1993, Massachusetts adopted a landmark piece of bipartisan legislation called the Education Reform Act, which established ...
Cambridge native Matt Damon just endorsed scrapping the MCAS grad requirement. Here’s what he said
In case you were wondering, Matt Damon, actor, philanthropist, and Bay State native, is officially a “yes” on Question 2. That’s the fall ballot question that would scrap the 10th-grade MCAS exam ...
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How did your school district score on MCAS? Check the scores across the SouthCoast here.
MCAS results from 2024 are in. A look around SouthCoast shows high school results differed steeply from one district to ...