Results of the state exams administered to third- through eight-graders are usually released in the fall. But last year's results have yet to be published, leaving state policymakers to wonder why.
Students soon will be sitting for this year’s Pennsylvania System of School Assessments exams and they have yet to find out how they fared on the state tests from last year.
In a letter to state Education Secretary Noe Ortega , House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster County, and House Education Committee Chairman Curt Sonney, R-Erie County, argue the release of last year’s scores is imperative to better understand the impact of the pandemic on learning loss in Pennsylvania.
“The 2022-2023 budget process has begun, but without the test data we are at great disadvantage in formulating an education plan that provides targeted support for those students and schools who may have been greatly impacted by the pandemic,” their letter states.
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