HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s experiment with a high-stakes student test remains in limbo as state lawmakers digest the impact of the latest changes in education policy from Washington. The Senate and ...

Pennsylvania's elected fiscal watchdog is urging state officials to end the Keystone Exams, saying they're not federally required and it's costing taxpayers nearly $100 million between 2015 and ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro said this will free up as much as two hours of time now spent taking the state exams for classroom learning. "Less testing means more learning," he said. The 2022 results from the ...

The concept of achieving proficiency on Keystone Exams as a high school graduation requirement has been a very costly failure in Pennsylvania, concludes a new analysis by the Allegheny Institute for ...

For many area school districts, Keystone exams signify a variety of changes: A change in structure, a change in approach, and, at the moment, an apparent change in the quality of student exam scores, ...

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill Wednesday that will delay the implementation of the Keystone Exams graduation mandate. (AP File Photo) (AP File Photo) The Class of 2017 has gotten a reprieve. Pennsylvania ...

The Keystone exams are officially on the back burner. Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed into law a plan to delay the controversial high school requirement for Pennsylvania students. The tests in ...

Student scores on Pennsylvania standardized tests fell sharply last year in most categories, although state education officials cautioned the numbers were so distorted by pandemic conditions that they ...

Do you remember a teacher who changed your life? One whose patience, encouragement and passion for learning stayed with you and made a difference in whom you are today? Now, do you remember a great ...