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🌱 How did Freetown-Lakeville students really do on the 2026 MCAS?

Freetown, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Freetown-Lakeville students really do on the 2026 MCAS?

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
  • Friday: Cloudy, rain possible; windy, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MCAS results show room for improvement (theweektoday.com) — Families in Freetown can now see how local students performed on the 2026 MCAS, with detailed results for Assawompsett Elementary, Austin Intermediate, Freetown Lakeville Middle School, and Apponequet Regional High. Scores show some gains in math and science but notable declines from 2019 and dips in several English and 10th-grade areas, signaling ongoing academic recovery challenges.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Fall River

  • After reopening, Fall River's Patti's Pierogis closes for good to make way for new restaurant (fallriverreporter.com)
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  • Operation Merry Christmas 2026 seeks to aid Fall River-area families (heraldnews.com)

New Bedford

  • 16 Special State Police Officers From New Bedford and Beyond Sworn in to Southcoast Health's Division of Police, Public Safety (newbedfordguide.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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