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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Statewide results from last year's MCAS tests have been made public for all schools - except one. The scores from the 10th grade math test at Boston English High are getting a second ...

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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- After withholding the spring 10th grade MCAS math scores for about a month while investigating anomalies in their test results, state education officials have validated English High ...

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 ...

A hotly contested ballot question approaching in November seeks to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement for public school students in the state. According to data from the Department of ...

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 ...

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 ...