When do mcas results come out

But the learning loss on the math exams was pretty significant. The department adjusted last year's testing program in a variety of ways, including postponing the exams and shortening them for third through eighth graders. Massachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie Najimy said the results do not show a major loss in learning. Rather they experienced dislocation and trauma.

Earlier this year, education officials agreed to allow the class of to graduate without needing to pass their 10th grade English and math exams, and to skip making new school and district accountability determinations based on results. These are drops that districts have not seen to this degree, probably in the last 30 years, and they are spread out uniformly throughout the commonwealth.

Due to the disruption caused by the pandemic, and following a vote by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in June, DESE is not issuing new accountability determinations for districts and schools this year. The results will instead be used as a diagnostic tool to determine where students need more instruction after more than a year of remote learning, explained Ed Lambert of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education.

Charlie Baker on Monday said he would be "very aggressive about supporting the ongoing process of using diagnostic tools to ensure that kids are getting the basic education that they're entitled to. Skip to main content. Close close Donate. Listen Live: The Daily. For a better experience on this website please enable JavaScript in your browser. Google Translate. Video on How to use Google Translate.

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