Try the two quizzes below to find out. These are real questions from recent Grade 10 MCAS math and English exams. On the final three math questions included in the quiz, students were allowed to ...

Damon echoed the views of other critics, who say the test unfairly punishes students who are poor test takers, have ...

If a majority of voters vote yes on Question 2, MCAS would no longer be a graduation requirement but remain in place as an ...

Without the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS ... grade, Page said, making the argument that those ...

If we think we're going to get accurate data on an MC *** S exam administered in 10th grade from ... the high-stakes MCAS is bad for students. He said approval of Question 2 would not end the ...

Required Elective Courses Eighteen (18) elective credits in MATH courses numbered 3312, 3322, or 4400 and above. GPA Requirement A grade point average of at least 1.67 must be achieved in the MATH ...

A requirement that students pass the MCAS in 10th grade ... The question voters will decide on in November eliminates the requirement that students pass the MCAS test in mathematics, science ...

When Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Nov. 5, all eyes will be on a hotly contested referendum: whether to eliminate ...

If a majority of voters vote yes on Question ... 10th grade testing and graduation. Districts can also file an appeal for students to determine competency, according to the Department of Elementary ...

Letter: If we want our students to be college and career ready, requiring them to pass one test is not the way, Yarmouth ...

Monday evening, in a close ... vote yes on question two would remove the tenth-grade MCAS — a set of standardized tests assessing student performance in English language arts, mathematics, ...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $2.5 million to the “Vote No on 2” campaign that opposes a ballot ...