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Per provisions of Act 1 of 2016 (SB 880), the PA Department of Education released its report regarding high school graduation requirements. PDE recommends four options to replace the mandate for students to pass Keystone Exams: Option 1: Achieve an identified composite score, based on the combined performance across all three Keystone exams Option 2: […]

On  April 12  Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera provided testimony to both House and Senate Education Committees on the implementation of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in PA (highlights of Secretary Rivera’s ESSATestimony) The April hearing was the second joint Education Committee hearing concerning ESSA. The first, held on March 14, featured Lee Posey, Education Federal Affairs […]

Tredyffrin Public Library will host a free screening of the film, Defies Measurement, Monday, March 28, 7 PM. The screening is followed by a panel discussion. RSVP and more information at: http://bit.ly/PSSAinfo PSSA Night PDF

This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced that he would let the Republican-sponsored 2015-2016 budget, House Bill 1801, become law without his signature, stating  “This will allow for funding to go out to schools and other services in the short term, but we still face enormous problems that this budget does not even pretend to address.” […]

Make your voice heard on March 8 – call your legislators to ask for fair funding for every student in PA. Senate Appropriations Committee, 10 AM, Capitol Complex, North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 Streaming links/details posted closer to date at: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/cms/index.cfm?chamber=S House Appropriations Committee, 1:30 PM, Main Capitol Building, Room 1   Streaming links/details posted […]