Ending MCAS testing for graduation is now a voters ballot question
WEB1 day ago · A poll shows that 15 percent of voters remained undecided on a ballot question concerning the MCAS graduation requirement.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff. Massachusetts public high schools have ...
How the Marine Corps is retaining a lot of its first-term Marines
WEB4 hours ago · The total Marine Corps retention mission for all enlistment terms for this fiscal year was 12,912 but fiscal 2025 is higher, sitting at 13,970. ... Defense News Weekly Full Episode 9.21.24.
MCAS results show students' continued decline following ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · Massachusetts education officials released the latest MCAS testing results on Tuesday, saying students appear to have fallen even further behind academically following the COVID pandemic.
MCAS: Students have not bounced back academically from COVID - Boston.com
WEB1 day ago · MCAS results: Students have not bounced back academically since pandemic. “These results are concerning. They are concerning as we continue to combat pandemic-related learning loss.”. Acting ...
Should Massachusetts get rid of MCAS graduation requirement ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · Under current requirements, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says "Students must earn a passing score on the grade 10 MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics ...
Mayor Wu 'conflicted' on eliminating MCAS as a graduation
WEB2 days ago · Wu joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about Question 2, the ballot measure that aims to eliminate the 10th grade MCAS as a graduation requirement. The mayor said she is "conflicted" about the ...
MCAS: The debate over Question 2, an effort to drop the high
WEBSeptember 20, 2024. Suevon Lee. Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. The MCAS ...
2024 MCAS scores show stalled progress toward pandemic recovery
WEB3 days ago · Roughly 39% of test takers in Grades 3 to 8 earned at or above a passing score in 2024, compared to 42% of students in 2023 and 52% of students in 2019. Among tenth graders, 57% of test takers ...
Proposal to remove MCAS scores as graduation requirement …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Over more than three hours of discussion about a proposal to stop using MCAS exam scores as a high school graduation requirement, lawmakers kept returning to one specific question: if the measure passed, how would Massachusetts ensure that every school district has roughly the same baseline for determining if …
MCAS testing: Massachusetts scores fall further post-pandemic
WEB3 days ago · 2024 MCAS scores show Massachusetts falling further behind post-pandemic. By Christopher Huffaker and Deanna Pan Globe Staff, Updated September 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m. A third grade class in East ...
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