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'Learning loss' or 'structural racism': What people are saying about the drop in MCAS scores

Sep 21, 2021 View Original Article
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    -4% Center

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    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    20% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : "Yet the MCAS has become a weaponized system that reveals and protects racial biases in public education and curricula," she added.
46% : Najimy added that the MCAS scores, which state officials use to assess student performance and school quality, instead "mostly measure the impact of structural racism in the form of underfunding of public schools and public health, along with housing, food, and income insecurity - factors that students bring to their learning environment."

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