East Penn School District students will begin Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) testing in March and April 2012. PSSA testing is required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) - Fourth grade teacher Brittainy Hambelton is already preparing her classroom for school starting in South Fayette next week, well aware that part of the school year is ...

It seems like everyone takes tests To ascertain their knowledge You take a test to graduate And one to go to college There's tests for teachers, doctors, lawyers Hairdressers and truckers But — what a ...

It’s April, and for many school children in Pennsylvania, that means it’s time for tests. The Pennsylvania Systems of School Assessment (PSSA) is an annual standards-based test. Students in grades 3 ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s governor announced Wednesday changes to the state’s regimen of standardized tests that are designed to reduce their impact and length. The Pennsylvania System of School ...

CHADDS FORD – Just over a week after the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District was honored by being named the No. 1 district in the state by the ‘Pittsburgh Business Times’ based on three years of ...

Dozens of local families with children in third to eighth grade are participating in what’s called the opt out movement when it comes to state standardized tests. One Bellefonte woman, Leah Guizar, is ...

From what we can tell, the Pittsburgh Business Times is a business publication that features news and a host of lists. The lists compile all sorts of data and then go about ranking all sorts of things ...

Gov. Tom Corbett’s education chief changed the PSSA testing rules in a way that makes it easier for charter schools to meet federal benchmarks than traditional public schools. Education Secretary Ron ...

CHADDS FORD – Mark Ransford, principal at Chadds Ford Elementary School, was placed on administrative leave Monday night after an investigation revealed some students got extra time to complete PSSA ...