State prohibits Philly teachers from administering PSSA to their own students
by Dale Mezzacappa on Feb 28 2012 Posted in Latest news
In the wake of concerns about cheating on state exams, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has prohibited Philadelphia teachers – but apparently not teachers in other districts across the state – from administering the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test to their own students.
The move, which represents a major change in testing protocol, comes just weeks before schools' annual administration of the PSSA is slated to begin. State officials are in the midst of a state inquiry into potential cheating involving as many as 50 District schools.
According to several sources, the new mandate comes on the heels of an earlier