Latest News   Oct 23   Pa. votes final-exam Keystone tests to get a diploma 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.&q... Oct 22   IRRC votes to approve Keystone Exams proposal  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 ... Sep 13   Philadelphia SD Superintendent supports strengthened graduation requirements 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 ... Aug 24   Piccola: Why I support the Keystone graduation exams 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... Aug 13   Pennsylvania Board of Education OKs graduation requirement proposal 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 stude... Aug 12   Graduation exam rule expected to pass State public high school graduation exams -- once so controversial that about 20 organizations as well as at least 200 school boards opposed them -- now are expected to be approved by the state Board ... Jul 29   Keystone Exam Compromise Receives Strong Bipartisan Support HARRISBURG – After three public hearings and many conversations among lawmakers and various educational interest groups, the Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola (R-... Jul 29   Senate Committe passes resolution in favor of Keystone Exams Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Resolution 156 expressing support of the Keystone Exams. Sen. Jeff Piccola said, “...this is a carefully calibrated compromise,” re... Jul 29   Morning Call columnist: Standard tests bring accountability In today's Morning Call, columnist Paul Carpente writes that Keystone Exams would bring the same standards into use statewide - and his distrust of local standards.  He writes: The Bethlehem A... Jul 27   The Morning Call looks at Keystones ''It would be a huge gain for high schools,'' said Souderton High School principal Sam Varano, adding that replacing the PSSAs with the Keystones would free up weeks of instructional time. Read the ...

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