"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
~Albert
Einstein
FairTest The
National Center for Fair & Open Testing
About MCAS Mass. Dept. of Education. Includes "Overview: what the MCAS is all
about, what is tested and why, why all public school students are
required to participate and how the MCAS results are used; and
Participation Requirements for Students: general, students with
disabilities, and students with limited English proficiency."
Massachusetts Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education (MassCARE)Statewide
group of parents, educators and citizens concerned about the impact of
the MCAS on learning, and opposed to high-stakes testing. Web site
contains collection of short position papers, updates on news and
political activities re: MCAS.
MCAS Parent Interpretive Materials Mass. Dept of Education. "This guide is designed to assist parents in
reviewing their children's MCAS results and in understanding how MCAS
scores are reported. The guide supplements the information provided in
the Parent/Guardian Report."
Science MCAS Added to List: Will be Required for Graduation
Boston.com, June 25, 2005. Beginning with the class of 2010, students
will be required to pass the Science section of MCAS, in addition to
math and English, in order to graduate. "Students will have to pass one
of four exams that match the science class they are taking in 10th
grade: biology, chemistry, introductory physics, or technology and
engineering. They will get their first run at the tests in 2008."
