After the end of MCAS, many school districts in Massachusetts now define graduation competency at the lowest passing grade.

Abstract: With the continuous deepening of educational informatization, student comprehensive assessment has become increasingly important as a core link in evaluating academic achievements and ...

DALTON, Mass. — The state is mandating that school districts develop a competency evaluation plan now that the 10th grade MCAS scores are no longer a graduation requirement. In November 2024, voters ...

Since a 2024 ballot initiative nixed the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System high school graduation requirement, Massachusetts leaders have been weighing which graduation standards and ...

Massachusetts used to require a standardized statewide test called the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, but officials are going back to the drawing board after residents voted ...

The School Committee revealed its Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) results at its regular meeting last week, highlighting strengths, areas for growth and correlating initiatives ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (WPRI) — Newly proposed graduation requirements in Massachusetts recommend a “hybrid model for assessing mastery” in schools instead of cutting out standardized testing altogether. Gov.

DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is one of 13 districts in the state recognized for exceeding pre-pandemic MCAS scores. "Central Berkshire is also beating the state in ...

The Frontier Regional School District School Committee met last week and discussed new ways to assess graduates without the MCAS requirement. Credit: AALIANNA MARIETTA / Staff Photo Sign up for the ...