After decades of using standardized testing to vet recruits, the Marine Corps could begin using a personality test to identify traits that lead to success.

The MQ-25 Stingray resumed testing with its second flight, in anticipation of the expansion of the flight envelope and validation of the autonomous flight ...

U.S. Marines on Guam successfully fired the service's new Medium-Range Intercept Capability system during Exercise Valiant Shield.

In Jean LaBelle-Pierce’s “senior project” class at Maynard High School on a recent day, one student was researching the UN’s response to war crimes in Syria; another, the ethics of breeding animals; a ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

For the first time in two decades, Massachusetts sophomores took the MCAS without needing it to graduate. The result: they did much worse than last year, and some state officials and others believe ...

Standardized testing in Massachusetts won’t look much different in practice in 2025. But what will be vastly different is the absence of a statewide mandate that students' scores dictate whether or ...

SPRINGFIELD — Over a month ago, Massachusetts voted yes on Question 2, ending the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a graduation requirement. My experience as part of the initial ...

TAUNTON — Thirteen Taunton Public Schools students received perfect scores on the 2024 MCAS tests and were given trophies for their accomplishments, the district announced. "Kids need to feel like ...

A team of Bedford educators presented a detailed report on last spring’s MCAS results to the School Committee earlier this month, highlighting not only accomplishments, but also plans for upgrading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Max Page, the head of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, lifts up a sign for his ballot question eliminating the MCAS test as ...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters decided five ballot issues Tuesday, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Other questions would allow the use of ...