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Mass. voters support scrapping MCAS graduation requirement; back Harris in new Suffolk Univ. poll
Teach to the test? No thanks. That’s the message Massachusetts voters appear to be sending in a new poll, with nearly six in 10 (57%) Bay Staters saying they support scrapping the MCAS examination as a high school graduation requirement. Nearly 37% of the respondents to the new Suffolk...
Question 2: What to know about removing the MCAS graduation requirement
Question 2 would remove the graduation requirement to pass the MCAS. Students would still take the test, but their diploma would hinge instead on their district's graduation standards. Voters will decide if Massachusetts high schoolers should be required to pass the MCAS to graduate as one of the November election’s...
Why have MCAS scores dropped in Massachusetts?
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 literacy is partially to blame.Promoting literacy education"We know what part of the problem is, where we see the biggest challenge on the MCAS, particularly our younger students, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, is in the space of literacy," said state Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler. "Right now, less than half of third graders are performing at proficient or above on the MCAS [in English Language Arts]."The state has launched a $20 million initiative to...
4-star big man Ben Ahmed to announce Thursday on the 247Sports Channel
Putnam Science Academy's Ben Ahmed will announce his college commitment this Thursday, October 10th, at 11:00am ET live on the 247Sports Channel. Ahmed, who is ranked No. 78 overall in the national class of 2025, will choose from among three finalists in Cincinnati, Miami, and Xavier. Ahmed came to the...
Ten states to decide education-related measures this November
Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. Ten states to decide education-related measures this November. Sixty-six elections decided by 10 votes or fewer across the United States last year. Ten states to decide education-related measures this...
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