MCAS Connections


LINKS

DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
How do other states compare with Mass.?

MCAS RESOURCES
The Department of Education's multi-link page on the MCAS

STANDARDS IN ACTION
Interesting examples of classroom ideas linked to the Frameworks

MCAS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does the DOE use as a justification for the test program?

A WASTE OF TALENT
Does the MCAS have a built in racial and socioeconomic bias? And, although this article doesn't consider it, what about cheating?
Mass Curriculum Frameworks
To what extent is the MCAS based on these?

SmarterKids.com
An entrepreneurial start-up for parents linked to MCAS Test scores

SEARCHING...

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