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Results from this year's research are similar to results from last year's work: about 84% of the variation in test results (scores for all of the test-taking students for the nine MCAS tests combined) is explained by demography. That is why Weston and Wayland have high MCAS scores and why Holyoke and Brockton have low MCAS scores.
Though some MCAS supporters argue that the test is necessary to rank Massachusetts on a national level, Schneider said The Nation’s Report Card, an annual report from the National Assessment of ...
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The BESE is unique in that 1 of its 11 members is a Massachusetts public school student. Legislation filed in 1971 by Governor Francis W. Sargent created the position. By this same legislation, the Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council was established. The Chairperson of this Council sits as a full voting member on the BESE.
In the 2024 MCAS, less than half of Cape Cod 10th grade high school students met or exceeded expectations in math and science. It's a statewide trend.
Alabama requires the Stanford Achievement Test Series; and in Texas, the Texas Higher Education Assessment. That state has discontinued its usage of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills . Since the 2007–08 school year, Kentucky has required that all students at public high schools take the ACT in their junior year.
In September, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell ruled the proposed 2024 ballot question to remove the MCAS graduation requirement for high school students was legally sound.
Voter referendum: An initiative to remove the MCAS test as requirement to graduate high school. [145] Voter referendum: An initiative to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. [146] Voter referendum: An initiative to authorize the state auditor to audit the state legislature, and remove some existing regulations regarding the auditing ...