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’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 ...

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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 ...

SCRANTON -- Students across Pennsylvania will be spending less time preparing and taking standardized tests and more time on their regular studies. Governor Tom Wolf got together with other state ...

Area educators were right when the warned that the results of this year’s revised PSSA tests were likely to disappoint, Schuylkill Valley School Board members learned Monday night. Dr. Warren Mata, ...

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 ...