From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On Tuesday, June 12, the PA Senate Education Committee considered Senate Bill 1198, legislation that would: Continue to mandate publicly labeling schools as successful or failing based primarily on students’ standardized test scores using … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Pennsylvania has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reduce the emphasis on standardized testing in our children’s public schools. Unfortunately, and predictably, some PA lawmakers are fighting against this. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pa-lawmakers-stop-using-standardized-test-scores-to-label-public-schools to tell state lawmakers … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): After more than a year of taking extensive input from public education stakeholders at 30 sessions throughout the state, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released PA’s plan to comply with the Every Student Succeeds … Continued
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/2017-04-27/education/bills-to-reform-standardized-testing-get-broad-support/a57456-2 April 27, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Bills would let districts decide if standardized tests should be a graduation requirement. (Alberto G./Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A package of five … Continued