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Deliberately deceiving the public on Common Core

On Nov. 17, 2015, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted not to move forward with the PARCC test (a national Common Core-based test) and instead to adopt a "hybrid" test called MCAS 2.0. Although it was widely reported that Massachusetts had dumped Common Core,

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Ballot group sees MCAS 2.0 as bid to ‘mollify our movement’

BOSTON — As Massachusetts school districts prepare for the MCAS 2.0 era to launch in the spring of 2017, ballot activists are pledging to undo the education standards behind one of the exams expected to influence the revamped student assessment test. In November, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary

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Ed board backs MCAS 2.0 plan for new standardized tests

MALDEN – Bay State education policymakers voted Tuesday to create an MCAS 2.0 standardized testing program that combines elements of the multi-state PARCC exam and the current Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System by 2017. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education backed Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester's recommendation to come

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Ed board urged to take time before deciding student assessment course

MALDEN, MASS. — On the eve of a potentially critical vote, educators, parents and elected officials pressed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday to continue the conversation over student testing in a months-long debate, saying there's more to be considered. The board is on Tuesday is

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Ed commissioner floats standardized testing compromise

MALDEN — As the state prepares to decide whether to adopt a new standardized test known as PARCC or stick with the existing MCAS exams, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester on Monday put forward a third option — a hybrid of the two tests. "I am considering this