Word: boarded
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While the Board of Education, Commissioner of Education David P. Driscoll and Governor A. Paul Cellucci all support the test, some teachers and principals have voiced concerns over the MCAS, questioning everything from the test's importance to its administration...
...Massachusetts Board of Education] is looking at possibly shortening the length of the test, which would be a token of wisdom on their part," he adds...
...mainly a political adjustment," he says, adding there may be some political pressure on the Board of Education...
Responding to complaints about the administration of the test, the Board of Education has tried to address possible problems. For example, to deal with areas with bilingual populations, the Board of Education is considering developing a Spanish-language MCAS...
With mounting political pressure from teachers' unions and interest groups, the Board is now focusing increased attention on the problems of the MCAS...