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PA Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his recent performance audits of the Pennsylvania Department of Education show the department did not provide adequate assistance to 561 academically challenged schools with 310,000 students enrolled. The 89-page audit report, which covers July 1, 2010, through Aug. 1, 2015, includes the results of two performance audits of PDE […]

Press Release from PA Department of Education Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has approved Pennsylvania’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver which allows for a one-year pause in the use of the state’s School Performance Profile (SPP). Governor Wolf and Education Secretary Pedro A. […]

On July 9,  the State Board of Education approved new cut scores for the PSSA to reflect the new rigor of the PA Core Standards.  For more information, visit the State Board website. PDE presentation to the State Board: Revised PSSA Cut Scores and Performance Level Descriptors Presentation  

There is still time to contact your representatives and senators – thanks! The PA League of Women Voters supports:  SB 910, legislation incorporating the recommendations of the Basic Education Funding Commission has passed the Senate Education Committee and has wide-spread bi-partisan support in the Senate.    While there is support for the Commission’s recommendations in the […]

On June 8, delegates to the LWV Convention in Pittsburgh voted concurrence to the update of our education position to include high-stakes testing. Thanks again to all of you who participated in the original study, the development of the study materials and the updated position, and the consideration of concurrence.  Click here to view the  revised […]