The Boston Globe

State mulls end-of-course tests, but officials insist they won’t be another high-stakes graduation exam

WORCESTER — Just a year after Massachusetts voters resoundingly overturned using the 10th grade MCAS exam as a graduation requirement, state leaders are sparking debate by recommending end-of-course ...
The Business Journals

State proposes end-of-course testing system to replace MCAS as graduation standard

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A state council has recommended ...
Berkshire Eagle

How will end-of-course exams figure in new graduation requirements? More discussion required, state education secretary says

PITTSFIELD — Before end-of-course assessments become part of the state’s high school graduation requirements, significant work remains to determine how the results will factor into granting diplomas, ...
Berkshire Eagle

Who will administer and score end-of-course exams if they replace MCAS as high school graduation requirements?

PITTSFIELD — Questions about how to design, administer and pay for new graduation requirements — including end-of-course exams — linger as state officials continue refining a proposal that could ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Opinion: State’s weighty tie-in of end-of-course exams with final grades is lowered

Tennessee public high school students can breathe a slight sigh of relief knowing that their end-of-course exams next spring will no longer count as much as 25% of their final grade in their English, ...