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High school juniors won't need to pass MCAS to graduate in 2022 By Katie Lannan State House News Service This year's 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 to pass 10th grade English and math MCAS exams in order demonstrate competency in the two subjects...

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 don't see college as an option.” Meredith Nierman / GBH News Share As long as she can remember, Xochilth Urena said sheâ�...

BOSTON — This year's 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 subjects and graduate. Last year's 10th graders, the class of 2022, did not have an opportunity to take ...

MCAS Graduation Requirement Waived For Class Of 2022 Massachusetts class of 2022 high school students won't need to pass MCAS tests to graduate basar17/Getty Images This year's 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 program since COVID-19 first shuttered school buildings last spring. Students are typically required to ...