"These results are concerning," Johnston said slowly. "They are concerning as we continue to combat pandemic related learning loss." MCAS results released Tuesday reveal plateaus or decline in all ...

BOSTON - Why have Massachusetts MCAS scores measuring student learning and retention continued their years-long slide to well below pre-pandemic levels? Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler said ...

This story was updated at 2:35 p.m. on Nov. 6 with additional information. Massachusetts voters have had their say on Question 2, and the results mean the state is poised to do away with the ...

Massachusetts students' MCAS test scores are still largely below pre-pandemic levels, according to state officials. Only 13 out of hundreds of school districts reached pre-pandemic achievement levels ...

BROCKTON — At least 28% of Brockton High School students failed the math MCAS exam in 2024. Roughly 32% of BHS students failed one of the MCAS science exams in 2024. Standardized test scores in ...

The group that's been working since the start of the year to develop a new statewide graduation standard after voters eliminated the MCAS requirement took its first tangible step in that direction ...

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 school ...

When Massachusetts voters passed Question 2 last month, they effectively eliminated the statewide requirement that public school students must pass 10th-grade MCAS tests in order to graduate. Keyword: ...

More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools for months, Massachusetts students continue to lag far behind pre-pandemic levels on state tests, according to the latest MCAS ...

MCAS no longer stands in a Fall River Public Schools student's way of graduating. Current public school students are required to test this year to help determine course competency. Students who ...