For the first time last spring, nearly all Massachusetts students tangled with the “next-generation” MCAS test, a computer-based assessment designed to better predict how students will fare in college and the workforce.
Max Larkin
WBUR
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On First Day Of Trial, Harvard Dean of Admissions Defends Process
Harvard University’s longtime dean of admissions defended the school in federal court on Monday as a contentious trial over racial considerations in the admissions process began. Students for Fair Admissions, the plaintiff in the case, is arguing that there’s no explanation for the racial makeup of Harvard’s first-year classes, except for racial balancing, which the Supreme Court […]
