Massachusetts public high schools have experienced a sharp decline in 10th graders passing all three MCAS exams over the last five years with the latest scores showing approximately16,000 students ...

District leaders laid their plans out to the School Committee.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school ...

When Mei Lu moved to Massachusetts two years ago, she had deep concerns about a state mandate requiring students to pass the MCAS standardized tests to receive their diplomas because she thought it ...

MCAS testing plans went up in flames at one Uxbridge school Tuesday, after a smoking laptop burned a student and caused an evacuation during the exam. The MCAS English Language Arts exam was in ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Each year, 700 Massachusetts high school seniors do not receive their diplomas, solely because of failure to pass the state’s required standardized testing, the MCAS. Advocates say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Worcester business on Monday offered free haircuts, manicures and hair braiding to some students ahead of MCAS testing.

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

BOSTON – A sixth grade student at a Massachusetts school suffered burns when the laptop they were using began smoking during MCAS testing. It happened Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. at Whitin Intermediate ...

STORY AT TEN. JOHN AND ED, THAT STUDENT IS DOING OKAY TONIGHT, BUT HE IS STILL A BIT RATTLED AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. AND NOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE DISTRICT IS SWITCHING OUT ALL OF ITS LAPTOPS AS IT ...

FALL RIVER — The School Committee took a stand on Monday night against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. Representatives from the Fall River Educators ...