10 Massachusetts public schools extended their school days. As a whole, schools with longer days boosted students' MCAS scores in math, English, and science across all grade levels, according to a report to be released today.
Last fall, 10 Massachusetts public schools embarked on an experiment: Lengthen the school day by at least 25 percent, give students extra doses of reading, writing, and math, and let teachers come up with creative ways to reinforce their lessons.
A teacher-friendly guide to AYP in Massachusetts
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A web-based review of Grade 9 Physics, for use in preparing for the Grade 9/10 Physics MCAS examination. Topics are sorted by state framework standard, presented with links to online resources, and paired with sample problems from past MCAS tests.
State standardized test scores improved for students in all grades last year -- the first time in three years that scores increased across the board, the state Department of Education announced this morning.
State education officials, worried that many elementary teachers struggle with math, are making it harder to get a teaching license and urging colleges to offer more demanding courses for aspiring teachers.
Massachusetts should scrap the 10th-grade MCAS tests and instead require sophomores to pass a tougher battery of tests that would give them entry to a public college or university in the state, Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said yesterday.
Massachusetts Department of Education website. Lots of information about Massachusetts schools, including school and district profiles, testing data, school and district directories, news, educator services, accountability, family and community information.
Results from the MCAS exams conducted in the Spring of 2006 have been released by the state Department of Education. Click on the name of a district below for a summary of its overall performance, and a school-by-school breakdown.
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10 Massachusetts public schools extended their school days. As a whole, schools with longer days boosted students' MCAS scores in math, English, and science across all grade levels, according to a report to be released today.
Last fall, 10 Massachusetts public schools embarked on an experiment: Lengthen the school day by at least 25 percent, give students extra doses of reading, writing, and math, and let teachers come up with creative ways to reinforce their lessons.
A teacher-friendly guide to AYP in Massachusetts
Massachusetts should scrap the 10th-grade MCAS tests and instead require sophomores to pass a tougher battery of tests that would give them entry to a public college or university in the state, Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said yesterday.
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