"Instead of a 10th grade MCAS exam, the proposed framework would include capstone projects or portfolios, financial literacy lessons, and end-of-course tests administered and scored by the state, among other steps. The new approach to testing would feature exams "that are not high-stakes, but are [on] the actual course you just took," Healey explained Monday. "This is about reimagining high school in Massachusetts and making sure that every student who leaves a Massachusetts high school leaves with the tools, the resources, the wherewithal to be as successful as they can possibly be," she told a crowd of students and educators at Dedham High School."
"In 2024, voters decided the state's high schoolers should not be required to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or the MCAS, in order to graduate. But without the key standardized testing hurdle, state leaders were left searching for new high school graduation requirements. The proposed framework seeks to fill the gap with end-of-course assessments in core subjects such as Algebra I, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. The recommendations would also have students mapping out an individual career and academic plan to support their long-term goals."
Massachusetts will remove the MCAS as a diploma gateway and implement a statewide graduation framework built around end-of-course assessments in core subjects, capstone projects or portfolios, financial literacy lessons, and individualized career-and-academic planning. Exams will be administered and scored by the state and aligned to the actual courses students complete, designed to be lower-stakes while maintaining standards. Students will demonstrate applied skills through capstones or portfolios and map long-term goals to support college, career, or other post–high-school pathways. The framework aims to provide rigorous and practical preparation for varied futures.
Read at Boston.com
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