BOSTON - Educators and advocates urged lawmakers to press the pause button on the use of the state's standardized test program as a graduation requirement and a component of school accountability measures.Bills filed by Rep. Marjorie Decker and Sen. Michael Rush would impose a three-year moratorium on what critics describe as the "high-stakes" nature of the MCAS exam, temporarily halting consideration of the results for graduation, accountability rankings, and teacher evaluations. [...]
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