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May 7, 2021
New Policy Brief: MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery
The Chamber, in partnership with the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE), published a new policy brief titled MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery.
Objective and comparable data are required to measure Massachusetts’ progress on meeting the state’s goals for education equity and excellence. In Massachusetts, students in grades 3-8 and 10 take MCAS assessments in English language arts and math. Students in fifth, eighth, and ninth grade also take the MCAS in science. Taking MCAS only accounts for 1% of class time each year, but provides critical information on what students need, what instruction methods are working, and how well we are meeting goals for equity and improvement. Without Massachusetts-specific data, attainable only by MCAS assessment results, parents are not guaranteed information on whether their child is on track, while schools and districts will not know what degree of learning acceleration is needed and where the influx of federal resources should be prioritized.
Further, the MCAS is essential because:
Learn more about the how MCAS promotes equity in education and why we need it in 2021 by reading the Chamber and MBAE’s Policy Brief: MCAS Data is Fundamental for Education Excellence and an Equitable Recovery.
Op-ed: We need MCAS data to drive equitable educational recovery
The Chamber’s CEO, Jim Rooney, and the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education’s Executive Director, Ed Lambert, recently co-authored an op-ed in the Boston Business Journal titled “We need MCAS data to drive equitable educational recovery.” Rooney and Lambert explain that inequities would remain hidden without data from MCAS and how this student assessment is critical for the future of our K-12 education.
Other Recent Chamber Activity on the MCAS
James Sutherland, PhD
Director of Policy & Research
[email protected]617-557-7312
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