This morning, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880 which places a two-year moratorium on using the Keystone Exams as a state graduation requirement. The bill states: “…the use of the Keystone Exam as a graduation requirement or as a benchmark for the need for participation in a project-based assessment shall be delayed until the 2018-2019 school year.” PDE will investigate “alternatives in addition to the Keystone Exams as a requirement for graduation ….” Details and more information is available in the bill itself. It is located here: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2015&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=880 Next steps regarding PBAs will be forth coming from PDE.