If a state with a reputation for educational excellence is holding up a district where fewer than half of students are meeting or exceeding the commonwealth's assessment benchmarks, then we ...

Parents and educators in Massachusetts are celebrating an end to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System graduation requirement. Nearly 60% of voters approved Question 2, which ensures ...

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 ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) scores for 2025 have been released, revealing a decline in student performance across the state. This is the first set of MCAS ...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Heading in the opposite direction from voters, the Frontier Regional School District is considering keeping the recently downgraded MCAS test as a must to earn a high school diploma.

SOUTHWICK — The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently recognized the Regional School District for returning to pre-pandemic achievement levels in math for grades 3-8 based on ...

BOSTON — A proposal to repeal the MCAS high school graduation mandate could make it harder to maintain the state’s educational standards, according to a new report. Question 2, one of five referendums ...