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The New SAT-What You Need To Know

PSSA/Keystone Exam Tips & Tricks

Last year there was a massive overhaul of the PSSA (administered in grades 3 through 8 in English Language Arts and mathematics) so that it was fully aligned to the more rigorous PA Core Standards. Th [...]

Music in Our Schools Month

Music in our Schools Month or MIOSM is a celebration of musical communities from around the country in a partnership through the National Association for Music Education. While many traditional school [...]

Staying Focused During the Holiday Season

The countdown is on. The restlessness has already started. How do you combat lack of focus in teens during the winter months? While some teachers in traditional brick and mortar schools throw on “Elf” [...]

Top 5 Educational Apps for Parents & Students

Cyber students spend most of their day on the computer – but sometimes the technology focus shifts to their phones or family tablets. Instead of endlessly scrolling through social media, here are a fe [...]

PA Gets Waiver on Using PSSA Scores to Assess Schools, Teachers

A change to PA Common Core Standards may be the cause of lower PSSA scores. As a result, the scores won't be used to calculate school performance. Read more... http://www.post-gazette.com/news/educati [...]

Why Standardized Tests?

Parents and educators across Pennsylvania are starting to raise questions about the value and cost of standardized testing in reaction to reports that the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment scor [...]