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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Governor Tom Wolf joined Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera, advocates, and educators today to announce a significant reduction in standardized testing, according to a press release issued by the ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG — Student scores in Pennsylvania System of School Assessment testing last spring improved statewide from 2022, according to results released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education this ...

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 ...