The SmarterPa Coalition is a group of educators,  teachers, Pennsylvania employers,  and community leaders who have come together to make sure today’s Pennsylvania high school graduates are prepared for success both in post secondary education, and in today’s highly competitive global economy.

Pa. votes final-exam Keystone tests to get a diploma October 23, 2009 0 Comments The Philadelphia Inquirer: "After years of debate, Pennsylvania is going ahead with a plan to offer school districts state-approved final exams that students would have to take to get diplomas."  Read more... Read more   IRRC votes to approve Keystone Exams proposal October 22, 2009 0 Comments  Members of the Class of 2015 will be the first graduates who will be subjected to a new requirement that factors their score on a Pennsylvania exam into a course grade and determine if they can leave high school.   The state's Independent... Read more   Philadelphia SD Superintendent supports strengthened graduation requirements September 13, 2009 0 Comments Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, writes the following in her letter to members of the Philadelphia delegation: "As the superintendent of our state's largest public school system, and urban district w... Read more   Piccola: Why I support the Keystone graduation exams August 24, 2009 0 Comments For far too long, efforts have been stalling in Pennsylvania to make our high schools the best in the nation and ensure a brighter future for all of this state's graduates. Likewise, we have failed to ensure the taxpayers' $23 billion annual investme... Read more   Pennsylvania Board of Education OKs graduation requirement proposal August 13, 2009 0 Comments The state Board of Education's approval of proposed graduation requirements that establish a new series of state tests to determine students' eligibility for a diploma won the support of a local student who serves on the board. The board approved th... Read more   Older News »         Subscribe to our news feed. Go»         Receive all the latest tweets from SmarterPA. Go» What are the costs where you live?