For the English exam, Southeastern 10th graders improved by a greater number of points than 63% of students across the state who scored similarly to them on their 8th grade MCAS exam. Southeastern ...

"End-of-course" exams are included in an early draft of recommendations now under review by a state council that will ...

One recommendation includes state-administered "end-of-course assessments" that students would need to pass in core subjects.

Massachusetts has recognized Cambridge Public Schools as the largest district in the state to reach pre-pandemic achievement ...

WORCESTER — Just a year after Massachusetts voters resoundingly overturned using the 10th grade MCAS exam as a graduation ...

Ed Lambert is executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. Massachusetts is fortunate to have one ...

Advocates with Citizens for Public Schools say instead of a new test, the state should offer multiple ways for students to ...

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the results of the 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment ...

Highlights from Excel Academy’s 2024-2025 MCAS results include: • #1 Massachusetts school for middle school growth in English Language Arts (ELA) • 1 of 13 Massachusetts school districts, out of over ...

Proposed regulations for a graduation standard could see students across Massachusetts taking “end of course assessments” ...

Teachers, parents, and education professionals gathered at the State House on Monday to share their ideas for graduation ...

The Nation's Report Card reveals the slide in some students' test scores in reading and math began before 2020. What can be done to stem the decline?