METHUEN — MCAS scores in the city’s schools improved in most categories last year, including large gains in passing the crucial 10th grade test required for graduation. The percentage of Methuen ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Statewide results from last year's MCAS tests have been made public for all schools - except one. The scores from the 10th grade math test at Boston English High are getting a second ...

On Nov. 5, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep the state’s two-decade-old state test graduation requirement. The ballot measure, Question 2, would repeal the need for students to pass the ...

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 ...

BOSTON — The students passed the MCAS. The firm hired to score the test did not. Nearly 3,300 students who took last spring’s grade 10 MCAS math test and passed earned higher performance levels than ...

MALDEN (CBS/AP) — Massachusetts education officials say the state's 10th-graders have performed better than ever on the MCAS exam, while minority students have closed the achievement gap. The ...

BOSTON — More tenth graders passed the MCAS on the first try than ever this year, and the achievement gap between white students and black and Hispanic students showed the first-ever signs of closing ...

Math proved to be the most difficult subject for North Shore 10th-graders on the 2010 MCAS test. While a high number of students on the North Shore and across the state scored advanced or proficient ...

Across Massachusetts, more 10th-graders achieved proficiency on 2012 state tests in English and mathematics than ever before in the history of the state testing program, according to data released ...

Statewide standardized test scores released Tuesday revealed what is a surprise to no one: More than a year of learning at home by computer, attending class in person part time, and facing other ...