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...from Somali to Romanian, in an effort to secure for every person the right to a free public education. Unz’s proposal would undermine this education at a time when bilingual students are already facing dismally high failure rates on the state’s high-stakes MCAS exam. Voters should not allow the rug to be slipped out from under the feet of those who are just learning to stand...
...debate focused on disappointing MCAS results, a battery of state mandated tests, and poor performance among students from lower-income families...
According to incumbent Joseph G. Grassi, 74 percent of tenth-graders failed the language arts or math section of the MCAS test...
...everyone is convinced that better test numbers mean better-educated children. Karen Hartke of Fair Test, a Cambridge organization that has led opposition to the MCAS in the past, said that she feels concern over the test detracts from the traditional classroom experience...
...believe that the MCAS has been an valuable aid,” D’Alessandro said. “But I don’t want it to be the only requirement for graduation...