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MCAS or PARCC? The choice is clear
Next month, education policy makers in Massachusetts will decide whether to keep the highly regarded Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or adopt…
Mitchell Chester
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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…
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Reform based on pre-2011 MCAS draws support from Pioneer Institute
BOSTON – As Massachusetts education officials gear up to decide next month whether to adopt the national PARCC exam to assess academic achievement,…
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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…
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Baker: PARCC decision sits with ED board, not Chester
Written by Andy Metzger Citing his chairmanship of the board governing a new standardized testing system, a think tank has called for…