South Shore high school students so far have done pretty well passing their reading, writing and arithmetic MCAS tests. As of last November, according to state figures, well over 90 percent of the ...

SOMERVILLE (AP) — Senior state education leaders are considering expanding the state MCAS exams to include science experiments, group projects, and oral presentations in an attempt to inject more ...

BOSTON — North Central Massachusetts high school students are struggling with a new science MCAS test, results showed Monday. Passing the test will be a graduation requirement for the class of 2010, ...

Schools have been looking at state frameworks to prepare for the new science MCAS requirement, but curriculum specialists are worried about adding another exam for high school sophomores to deal with.

MCAS scores for school districts statewide improved compared to last year, but students still struggle with the new version of the tests, with only around half of students meeting or exceeding ...

FRAMINGHAM — While Framingham saw its student MCAS scores fall further behind from where they were before the pandemic, many surrounding communities saw improvement, according to data released by the ...