Achievement gap closing in Massachusetts?Black and Hispanic students in the Class of 2005 are passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System commonly called the MCAS (pronounced [mː kǣs], is the Commonwealth's statewide standards-based assessment program developed in response to the lack of stress in graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. test more quickly than :their predecessors, but they still lag behind white and As an peers. Governor Mitt Romney  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. acknowledges that minority and non-native English-speaking students have yet to reach the achievement level of whites and Asians. Hispanics need more targeted resources, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jose Duran of the Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation, a Boston group that helps Hispanic students prepare for college. Passing the MCAS Hispanic high school students who passed after two tries Juniors 60% Seniors 55% |
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