Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System scores from Spring 2024, released last month, show mixed results from district to ...

Massachusetts students had their best results ever in the MCAS math exams, but that good news was tempered by falling or flat scores in English in nearly all grades, according to results released ...

On Nov. 5, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep the state’s two-decade-old state test graduation requirement. The ballot measure, Question 2, would repeal the need for students to pass the ...

BOSTON — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces in November in choosing between keeping the state’s MCAS exam or adopting ...

State Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester heralded overall increases in statewide MCAS scores on Wednesday, but said reading and English Language Arts performance in lower grades is still ...