Wolf: Standardized Test Changes To Lessen Test-Taking Time

Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf is announcing changes to Pennsylvania’s standardized school tests that he says will lower the amount of time students spend taking the assessments.
The Democrat says starting this school year, students in grades 3 through 8 will spend on average 20 percent less time on statewide testing. Some sections of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests have been removed and other sections have been shortened.
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