Why have Massachusetts MCAS scores measuring student learning and retention continued their years-long slide to well below ...

Taunton 'didn't perform to the level I was expecting us to perform' on the MCAS. See how Taunton compares to neighboring ...

The battle over the MCAS ballot question continued to heat up Wednesday, with a new ad campaign joining the legions flooding ...

A new poll found Mass. voters favor auditing the legislature, are skeptical of MCAS graduation requirements, and strongly ...

Ballot question two asks whether the teacher or the administrator should be the arbiter of the high school diploma. The end ...

Critics of high-stakes testing are urging voters to approve a proposal to remove the MCAS exam requirement to graduate from high school, but critics say the move would ...

Question 2 would remove the graduation requirement to pass the MCAS. Their diploma would instead hinge on their district's ...

With just weeks until the Nov. 5 election, the survey of 500 likely voters found that Massachusetts’ center-left electorate ...

Schools in Massachusetts are the envy of the nation. But Question 2 threatens one of the foundations of the state’s success.

As election day approaches, it’s important for Massachusetts residents to make sure they are ready to cast their votes.

That’s the message Massachusetts voters appear to be sending in a new poll, with nearly six in 10 (57%) Bay Staters saying ...

In DESE’s view, “Massachusetts goes above and beyond” to provide “targeted supports to more schools and districts than” are ...