Guest Blog: Hear It From a Teacher: Reducing the PSSA Means Two More Days of Meaningful Education
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 21 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., issued the following news:
On August 17, Lorena Mitchell, a 7th grade math teacher for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, joined Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera in announcing significant reductions to the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Beginning this year, students and teachers in grades 3 through 8 will spend an average of 20 percent less time on statewide testing, which is equal to two more d . . .
On August 17, Lorena Mitchell, a 7th grade math teacher for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, joined Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera in announcing significant reductions to the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Beginning this year, students and teachers in grades 3 through 8 will spend an average of 20 percent less time on statewide testing, which is equal to two more d . . .