Bad at math? You’re not alone — but that’s not an excuse, local experts say
As a society, experts say, we’ve become complacent with being average, at best, in math. And that doesn’t bode well for the local workforce, which is starving for math- and…
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A new policy would level the playing field for educators whose students live in poverty…
…to include a “poverty multiplier” to account for the detrimental effects of poverty on students’ standardized test scores. Click here for full article. Source: Pennsylvania Capital Star, October 30, 2019….
National News: Most states have walked back tough teacher-evaluation policies, report finds
…Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington-based group that is in favor of measuring teacher effectiveness through objective data like test scores. Education Week, October 8, 2019 (Subscription may be required.) Full story…
Accommodations for 2020 State Assessment
…webinar, please contact Sharon Kennedy at 800-360-7282 or SKennedy@pattan.net. PDE encourages the participation of District and School Assessment Coordinators, teachers who administer the PSSAs or Keystone Exams, and any other…
Editorial: State Department of Education makes the right move in de-emphasizing standardized testing
…standardized tests that, while not without some merit, fail to engage students on an individual level. There’s so much more to education than test-taking. LancasterOnline, Aug. 16, 2017 Full story…
States looking to tackle college indebtedness in K-12 curricula
As student debt approaches $1.6 trillion nationally, presidential candidates are test-driving a raft of proposals to deal with what many consider a major problem. Full Story…
Lawmakers call for mandatory lead testing of school drinking water
A bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday calling for the state to mandate public and non-public schools to annually test all water outlet used for…
Results: One-third 11th graders not proficient in algebra, biology
Roughly one-third of the state’s 11th-graders failed to demonstrate proficiency on the state’s Keystone Exams for algebra and biology, the state Department of Education announced Tuesday. Students did slightly better…
Despite greater scrutiny, depth of schools’ lead problem unclear
The majority of school officials statewide who have decided to test for lead in recent years have been relieved to find few issues, in line with national evidence suggesting that…
National News: Laptops and phones in the classroom: Yea, nay or a third way?
…seemingly simple topic ends up being what one professor and pedagogy expert calls “a Rorschach test for so much that’s going on in education.” NPR, Jan. 24, 2018 Full story…