Word: mcas
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Last spring, Massachusetts high school sophomores took their first crack at the MCAS tests they need to pass in order to graduate. They did much better than expected, according to results released Monday...
...Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Test (MCAS), first administered in 1998 but only required for graduation beginning with the class of 2003, has generated constant controversy since its inception...
Cambridge spends nearly $17,000 per student in its school district—more money than any other district in the state—but most Cambridge students score poorly on the state-mandated MCAS tests, and as many as one-third of high school sophomores regularly fail parts of the MCAS, putting them in danger of not receiving their diplomas...
While his work focuses more broadly on measurements of educational achievement, Koretz’s work has a specific focus on so-called “high-stakes” testing, like the Massachusetts MCAS exams or the New York Regents exam. This field has been the subject of widespread controversy in recent years...
Smith spends his days at the NEA poring over research about state educational achievement testing, like Massachusetts’ MCAS tests or the New York Regents exams and working to ensure educational equity...