by tjohnston | May 27, 2020 | State/National News
State education officials are looking to waive certain high school testing requirements for many students in Massachusetts due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley posted...
by tjohnston | Apr 13, 2020 | State/National News
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that cancels the exam requirement for graduating high school. “Cancelling MCAS...
by tjohnston | Jan 19, 2016 | Local News
The Swift River School School Committee hosted a public forum on standardized testing Thursday evening. Sharing information about standardized testing was one of the goals of the forum during the planning stages, according to Johanna Bartlett, school committee chair....
