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...ballot measure symbolizes the groundswell of opposition to MCAS that has swept the state as the high-stakes and high-standards test approaches for this year's sophomores, who must pass in order to receive a high school diploma. Several groups based in Cambridge have begun lobbying legislators and the state Board of Education to loosen or abolish the requirement. Their effort has not been in vain--there is a bill to that effect pending in the state legislature. In addition, at least 23 school committees around the state have formally stated their opposition to requiring students to pass MCAS...
...field that day - the 12-year old kids from the Boston area who had turned out for the fourth annual Youth Soccer Day. Maybe next year's recruiting class will contain these pint-sized powerhouses. I have a feeling that test scores and a lack of a high school diploma won't be a problem...
...earned his high-school equivalency diploma while in prison, he says...
...that the message will be, If you couldn't trust Gore to tell the truth then, why should you trust him on his policy proposals? Ads comparing Gore's record and rhetoric on education have been filmed; in one, a high school graduate is shown staring at his diploma. The boy reportedly will say to the camera: "I would enjoy it a lot more if I could read...
...current exam. Despite a B average, it took Amber Montgomery 13 tries--and four extra years of tutoring--before she finally passed the math portion of the achievement test and graduated at age 22 from Burleson High School, near Fort Worth. Says Montgomery: "I was determined to get my diploma...