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2018 MCAS + Accountability Results
2018 State test results and school/district accountability reports are coming! The school and district results from the spring 2018 MCAS administration will start to trickle
2017 MCAS Results
The 2017 MCAS results and accountability rankings are now public for both the “Next Generation” MCAS and “legacy” Grade 10 MCAS assessments. We break it
October 2017 BESE Meeting
Wonder what BESE has to say about the MCAS results? Watch it live! The next Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) meeting will be
Re-Writing History (Frameworks)
The future looks busy in the world of history and social science. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has several projects happening
Charter School Newsletter – September 2016
The September 2016 Charter School Newsletter from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is available online. Topics in the issue include:
Technology and Shiny New Objects!
The September 9, 2016 Commissioner’s Weekly Update was a virtual playground of DESE news on computer-based testing, funding opportunities and real-life networking events. Also included in
2016 MCAS Results – Preliminary Data
Preliminary 2016 MCAS Results: Districts and schools now have embargoed access to their full preliminary MCAS and MCAS-Alt results in English language arts, mathematics, and
Do Your Job, Superintendents
The annual checklist of district and school state requirements is available for your list-reading pleasure. The 2016-2017 Superintendent’s Checklist is a crock pot stew of
MCAS 2.0 Vendor Announced
What is old is new again. Measured Progress, the longtime test developer and vendor for the MCAS exam, has been selected as the vendor for
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Did you miss the BESE meeting this week? We got ya covered! The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education documents are now available here. Don’t forget
MCAS 2.0 Bid Posting
Do you have what it takes to develop the next-generation MCAS test? Read the press release from DESE announcing the opening of the request for responses
