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By the late 2020s, about half of all high school students could be enrolled in some type of early college, early career or vocational/technical program, which Education Secretary James Peyser said "has the potential really to transform what the high school experience is like" in Massachusetts.

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Officials hope to launch the pilot in the fall with the Dartmouth and Lowell campuses spearheading the effort by partnering with local high schools.

Janet Burkhart, 67, another of Salida’s community-minded people, died Jan. 9 at her home in Hermitage, Missouri. Although she and her husband, Bob Burkhart, were living in Missouri now, she

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High school juniors wont need to pass MCAS to graduate in 2022 By Katie Lannan State House News Service This years high school junior class will not need to take or pass MCAS tests in order to graduate, under a change approved last week by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The move is one of a series of pandemic-influenced shifts the state has made within its standardized testing program since COVID-19 first shuttered school buildings last spring. Students are typically required ...

Massachusetts Plays Catch Up In Offering ‘Early College’ Courses In High School Xochilth Urena, 18, a senior at Lawrence High School, sits in the school’s cafeteria on May 4, 2021. Urena said when she and her classmates talk about going to college, it often boils down to two things: money and motivation. “A lot of people in Lawrence want to be rappers, or I have friends that are nail technicians,” she said. “They just dont see college as an option.” Meredith N...

BOSTON — This years high school junior class will not need to take or pass MCAS tests in order to graduate, under a change approved Tuesday by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The move is one of a series of pandemic-influenced shifts the state has made within its standardized testing program since COVID-19 first shuttered school buildings last spring. Students are typically required to pass 10th grade English and math MCAS exams in order demonstrate competency in the two subje...

MCAS Graduation Requirement Waived For Class Of 2022 Massachusetts class of 2022 high school students wont need to pass MCAS tests to graduate basar17/Getty Images This years high school junior class will not need to take or pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in order to graduate, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education decided on Tuesday. The move is one of a series of pandemic-influenced shifts the state has made within its standardized testing progra...