Braintree MCAS Results Slide During Pandemic: Patch PM

Braintree MA

21 September, 2021

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MASSACHUSETTS — It's Tuesday, Sept. 21. Here's what you should know this afternoon: The spring MCAS scores are out, and they are on balance worse than the last time the standardized tests were administered before the pandemic. The operator of the Green Line train that crashed into another train near Agganis Arena on July 30 placed the master controller in 'full-power position' prior to the accident which injured 27 people, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report. The 29-year-old disgraced former mayor of Fall River was sentenced to six years in prison for crimes of corruption at City Hall. Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Today's Top Story Like most of Massachusetts, Braintree student results from the MCAS scores slipped during remote and hybrid learning. The percentage of students in third through eighth grade receiving a score of "meeting expectations" or higher in math and English each dropped from 2019 statewide, according to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education results released on Tuesday. Statewide, math scores were also down for grade 10, but remained relatively steady with English exams. State officials used 2019 for comparison, since it's the most recent previous year the test was given after the exams were skipped in 2020 amid the sudden pivot to remote learning. Braintree results showed 72 percent of 10th-grade students exceeded or met expectations in English in 10th grade and 63 percent did so in math. That is a decrease of 9 percent in English and a decrease of 15 percent in math. Still, Braintree students were in the top third of scores for English. Read more here. Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered every weekday. It's free! Also Today BREAKING: Jasiel Correia, the 29-year-old former mayor of Fall River who left office amid scandal, was sentenced to six years in prison for crimes of corruption during his messy tenure at City Hall. The sentencing comes even after Correia had eight convictions vacated by a federal judge Monday. Honoring Nelson Chin: Braintree will honor the life of former Recreation Director Nelson Chin by holding a family fun day. "Nelson Chin Day" will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25th, at French's Common next to Braintree Town Hall. 'Full-power position': The operator of the Green Line train that crashed into another train near Agganis Arena on July 30 placed the master controller in 'full-power position' prior to the accident, which injured 27 people, said the National Transportation Safety Board in a preliminary report Tuesday. According to federal investigators, the striking train was going 31 miles per hour, three times the speed limit, when it crashed into another going 10 miles per hour. Don't look now, but the rescheduled Boston Marathon is in less than three weeks. If you're running or know someone with an interesting story who is, email [email protected]. Picture This Photo from Boston Fire Department Some Beacon Hill residents woke up to water rushing into their homes after a contractor struck a 30-inch water main. By The Numbers 500 (or so): That's how many refugees the International Institute of New England said the organization will likely resettle, many of them coming from Afghanistan following the United States' withdrawal.