Q: I heard something about a big state test that is happening at my son’s school. He is in fifth grade, and he has to take it. I want him to do well, and I can tell he is upset. What can I do to help ...

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment test — PSSA — has become an important four-letter word in school districts. PSSA results in schools determine eligibility for grants and funding, rankings, ...

Results from the 2016 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment show every school in the our area saw its scores improve by at least 50 percent from last year. Over a quarter of the scores increased by ...

With the current publication by the Department of Education of school district PSSA results for 2008, we have the confusion (and controversy) of No Child Left Behind in the head-lines again. It is ...

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 ...

Student achievement in mathematics improved during the 2021-22 school year, according to the preliminary results of Pennsylvania's main standardized test, while English language and science results ...

Should students attend graduation ceremonies if they do not meet state math and reading proficiency levels? The Pennsbury school board will consider implementing a graduation requirement, which would ...

Students have fared a lot worse on Pennsylvania's new, more difficult standardized math test. Statewide results show a decline of more than 31 points in the math test of the Pennsylvania System of ...

Your kid probably isn’t stressing over the PSSA test. But we all know the School District is. Maybe that’s why it partnered with South Philly’s The Trademark Experience to make a rap video about ...

Although Upper Moreland’s reading scores went down for the second year in a row at the elementary level, the district continues to meet and exceed requirements measured by the Pennsylvania System of ...