According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the way the state measures eleventh graders’ academic progress is expected to change this year. Under a plan that must be approved by the federal Department of Education, juniors will take state-developed Keystone Exams in algebra I, biology and literature instead of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test this school year. Passing the exams will be a graduation requirement for The Class of 2017, current eighth graders. Click here to read the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Source: PLS Eye Opener, Sept. 10, 2012.