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BOSTON — State education officials and advocates are calling for a renewed focus on academic performance in the public school system after the latest MCAS test results showed…
Read more Latest MCAS scores prompt calls for reformBOSTON — Critics of high-stakes testing are urging voters to approve a proposal to remove the MCAS exam requirement to graduate from high school, but critics say the…
Read more Question 2: Should state scrap MCAS graduation requirement?BOSTON — Eighth-graders would be required to take a new MCAS civics exam under a proposed $180 million contract with a Georgia-based private company that oversees the state’s…
Read more Civics lessons part of new MCAS pact
