In the years since MCAS was created in 1993, I’ve heard many teachers and school administrators criticize the test. I have come to believe that they’re on target with their portrayal of MCAS as a “one ...

More than 90 percent of sophomores pass the test — called the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System or MCAS — on their first try.

A survey of Massachusetts residents aged 18-29 found that 66% think the state should have one minimum graduation requirement for all high schools.

A requirement that students pass the MCAS in 10th grade 'rarely prevents' them from getting a high school diploma, a new report said.

Teaching to the test and teaching test preparation strategies were emphasized more than any other subjects that my colleagues and I taught.

Since 1993, the MCAS test has become a standardized graduate requirement for students under the Mass. Education Reform Law.

There’s a reason Governor Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, and other state leaders have come out against Question 2: It’s important to keep the 10th-grade MCAS as our one ...

If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation requirement but remain in place as an assessment tool.

Passage of Question 2 would not eliminate the MCAS exam. All students would be required to take the test and the MCAS would still be utilized as a means of assessing school district performance.

The MCAS doesn’t come close to fully encompassing a student’s knowledge or abilities.

Due to state statute that mandates students take the MCAS test to get a diploma, the committee reevaluating the state’s education accountability system did not consider the graduation ...

Passage of Question 2 would not eliminate the MCAS exam. All students would be required to take the test and the MCAS would still be utilized as a means of assessing school district performance.