Pak, KatieFlores, NelsonNichols, T. PhilipPlummer, Emily2023-05-222023-05-222017-02-012020-11-19https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/5650This report examines how the state of Massachusetts approached college- and career-ready standards implementation during a time of transition, as it develops the Next-Generation Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or the “Next-Gen MCAS,” in 2015–2016. The transition will take place in 2016–2017, with full implementation of the next-generation assessment by the spring of 2017. For the purposes of this report and in keeping with C-SAIL’s focus, the authors concentrate on implementation of Massachusetts’ English language arts (ELA) and math standards.college and career-ready standardsimplementationcurriculumprofessional developmentassessmentstudents with disabilitiesenglish learnersEducationEducational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchOther