Pooled COVID testing to start at these 120 Massachusetts schools and districts this month
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
A program to offer weekly pooled COVID-19 testing for students and educators is starting in Massachusetts this month, with 120 schools and districts signed up to participate so far, according to education officials.
Those 120 schools and districts represent more than a quarter of the state’s public school students, said a spokeswoman for the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Schools and districts will start testing as close to Feb. 8 as possible, said Jackie Reis, the spokeswoman. Some districts could start this week. DESE will continue to accept applications for the program through the end of the month.
These Massachusetts schools scored the lowest on Advanced Placement exams
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
The results for Advanced Placement exams are in and several Massachusetts districts scored within the lower tier.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released school, district and state averages for the 2019-2020 Advance Placement exams.
Statewide, 28.4 percent of participating students scored a one or two on the exams.
Advanced Placement exams were offered at home in May amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This could have influenced the scores compared to data from previous years.
Below is a look at some of the lowest-performing schools in the state.