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tag | standardized tests
April 8, 2021 | 7:35 AM
Top colleges see record application numbers amid pandemic
The surge in interest in Ivy League colleges and other well known schools this year has been attributed in part to the coronavirus pandemic that led many such institutions to eliminate requirements for standardized admissions tests.
February 24, 2021 | 6:24 PM
Pennsylvania lawmakers ask feds to waive school test mandate
The chairs of Pennsylvania’s state Senate Education Committee on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to waive this year’s requirement for school standardized testing because of the pandemic.
October 6, 2020 | 5:22 AM
PA’s largest teachers’ union wants to cancel standardized tests, some advocates want accountability
The Keystone Exams administered to Pennsylvania third through eighth-graders and high school juniors were canceled last year when all school buildings were closed and districts shifted to remote learning.
Updated: 2020-03-19 16:25:40
Pa. cancels standardized testing because of coronavirus
Amid all the news about coronavirus and school closures, here’s one nugget that may have gotten lost: Pennsylvania students may not take standardized tests this year.
July 18, 2019 | 5:25 AM
Will this tweak in Pa. law send student test scores soaring?
“Teachers cannot educate a student who is not participating in the process. So those students’ scores should not be a reflection on the teacher.”
July 18, 2019 | 5:14 AM
Will this tweak in Pa. law send student test scores soaring?
June 24, 2019 | 8:24 AM
When it comes to grading teachers in Pa., test scores could carry less weight
“I think it will ensure greater creativity and innovation for teachers to do best what they do in the classroom – to creatively instruct."
June 24, 2019 | 7:46 AM
When it comes to grading teachers in Pa., test scores could carry less weight
January 23, 2019 | 5:32 AM