Pa. schools could delay state exams to the fall; extending school year eyed to close learning gaps
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
Posted Feb 23, 2021
Pennsylvania's Deputy Education Secretary Matt Stem and department special assistant Sherri Smith testified before the House Education Committee on Tuesday about the impacts that COVID-19 has had on schools.
Feb. 23, 2021
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Pennsylvania System of State Assessments and Keystone Exams will be administered this year but state officials say they are looking to allow schools to delay them to as late as September.
In a draft letter to the U.S Department of Education that is open for public comment, state Acting Education Secretary Noe Ortega indicated the idea behind extending the testing window to the fall, when schools are expecting to offer in-person instruction five days a week, is that it will ensure a larger number of students will take the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments and Keystone Exams.