Recent Massachusetts high school graduates had the highest average score on the annual ACT test, a benchmark for their college and career readiness, according to test results released Wednesday.
Massachusetts high school seniors in the class of 2016 scored an average composite score of 24.8 out of a possible 36 points, up from last year's average score of 24.4. The national average score was 20.8, according to results released by ACT Inc.
David Lowy and Kimberly Budd were officially sworn in as justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a private ceremony Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Charlie Baker's office said.
The private swearing-in was attended by the new justices' families, SJC Justices Geraldine Hines and Margot Botsford, retired SJC Justice Robert Cordy, former SJC Chief Justice Roderick Ireland, former Attorney General Thomas Reilly, and other friends, Baker spokesman Billy Pitman said.
