Since I didn’t see an explanation of the acronym MCAS in the article, here it is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Comprehensive_Assessment_System
As suspected it is yet another standardized test that certain groups have trouble passing and therefore must be eliminated.
Actually, it tests whether the teaching staff did its job correctly. Granted, a lot of the problem stems from decisions made by the administration, but the system failed.
The teachers just want to blame their failure on, oh, I don’t know....racism. I guess climate change is just a step too far.
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