Reading up, math flat, science down: Massachusetts’ latest statewide test scores show the pandemic’s grip on student learning hasn’t fully loosened, with some local districts scoring far below the ...

BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...

EDITORIAL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD, WCVB PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER KYLE GRIMES, MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN, AND IT WILL NO LONGER BE A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ...

Calls for choices of high school pathways, early and end-of-course exams, and independent district accountability ...

MCAS no longer stands in a Fall River Public Schools student's way of graduating. Current public school students are required to test this year to help determine course competency. Students who ...

The state education board is advancing a replacement for MCAS standardized testing requirements mandating students complete certain courses before graduation – but also elected to consider adding an ...

Massachusetts students' MCAS test scores are still largely below pre-pandemic levels, according to state officials. Only 13 out of hundreds of school districts reached pre-pandemic achievement levels ...

State officials described the latest Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment (MCAS) results as "sobering," due to fewer districts meeting their goals. Framingham Public Schools was deemed to have made ...

Barrington Public Schools leaders are reacting to a disturbing report on a former school bus monitor who is now facing multiple charges of child molestation. Eight hospitalized after Provincetown ...