Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-16/education/plan-to-reduce-standardized-testing-draws-praise/a59008-1 August 16, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The plan signed by Gov. Tom Wolf could eliminate up to two full days of testing at some schools. (Michelle Collins/Wikimedia Commons) … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-06/education/teachers-now-is-the-time-to-reexamine-testing-in-pa-schools/a54351-1 October 6, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — The latest school-level scores on statewide standardized tests show some improvement over 2015, but education advocates in Pennsylvania caution … Continued