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Advocates Push to Make MCAS Adaptive and Expand Support for Gifted Learners
Joint Committee on Education (Massachusetts Legislature) · November 12, 2025
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Summary
Witnesses including educators and parents urged the committee to favor H.660 (computer‑adaptive MCAS) and H.659 (expanded identification and supports for gifted students), arguing adaptive testing better measures growth and readiness than a single age‑grade cut score.
BOSTON — Supporters of two companion bills argued that Massachusetts should convert MCAS to a computer‑adaptive assessment and modernize how the state identifies and supports gifted learners.
Katarina Elbert urged the committee to support H.660 to make MCAS…
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