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Gov. Josh Shapiro says the testing change will mean less time spent preparing for the tests and more time for actual learning.
District leaders say the scores on Pennsylvania exams are encouraging but that more work needs to be done.
The increases are relatively small, but they’re giving school leaders hope that Philadelphia students can continue to boost their scores in the years to come.
The report also includes measures of equity, including a racial breakdown of suspensions and access to Advanced Placement courses.
Pennsylvania’s Act 158 requires students to meet one of five “pathways” in order to get their diploma.
The impact of a 2018 state law expanding pathways to a diploma is coming into focus.
Superintendent says “there is a place” for test scores in selective admissions, but that cutoff scores will be reevaluated.
Philadelphia won’t use test scores for admissions to selective schools next year
After federal mandate, Pennsylvania wants to allow districts to delay standardized testing until fall
District and individual school scores will be released in November.
As the new school board takes control of the District, the data and other indicators show a mixed record.
Achievement gaps are growing, here and across the country.
