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![]() “While the governor believes we should have high standards, there have been issues with implementation and it is prudent to allow more time,” said Wolf spokesman Jeffrey Sheridan, in a statement. “One of the potential ideas here is, instead of just using the Keystone exam test as the requirement, maybe there’s a broader menu of requirements, and a student could basically be proficient in any of those tests,” said Smucker, who specifically mentioned the possibility of an alternate assessment for career technical education students. ![]() In the meantime, they have asked the Pennsylvania Department of Education to offer a redesign plan within six months. Lawmakers have now pushed back the requirement to begin with the Class of 2019. ![]() “The purpose of this bill is to reset that decision and see whether there’s a better way to place requirements around graduation.” Lloyd Smucker, R-Lancaster, the majority chair of the Senate Education Committee. I just think in rolling out the implementation of this graduation requirement we ran into a lot of problems,” said Sen. Based on recent pass rates, a quarter-million students would need help with projects - especially based on performance on the biology exam. However districts were to receive no additional funding to cover the costs of extra instruction for those children.ĭistricts across the state feared a nightmare scenario. If students didn’t pass the tests after two tries, they were to complete a project assessment. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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