Others, many of them teachers like me, are excited about the opportunity for real and meaningful change.
Rivera took the MCAS during the 2000-2001 school year at William J. Dean Technical High School, where it felt like college prep. “Teachers really forced a lot of information on students.
When Massachusetts voters passed Question 2 last month, they effectively eliminated the statewide requirement that public school students must pass 10th-grade MCAS tests in order to graduate.
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 ...