Full PSSA Results released?

Breaking news: PSSA results will be released erlier than ever, in stark contrast (and probably in part due) to the fact that the Pennsylvania budget is well overdue.

From yesterday's press release by the Pennsylvania Department of Education:

“Pennsylvania’s investments in increasing student achievement are working, and for the sake of our economic future we cannot afford to lose momentum now,” Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak said. “The last stage of any race is the hardest, and we need to accelerate our progress in helping the toughest-to-reach students succeed in the classroom.”

Governor Rendell’s proposed budget would build on student success by continuing to fund schools using a six-year formula enacted by the General Assembly last year. The formula, crafted as a result of the legislature’s “Costing-Out Report,” is intended to ensure all schools have the tools needed to bring all students to proficiency while minimizing the burden on local property taxpayers.

Interestingly, the results have not been posted anywhere yet. When the results are posted I will confirm this link and offer assessment of the DVSD performance. Of particular interest will be the grade 11 Reading and Math scores and some of the subgroup scores. We will see if the disparity between the DV schools in some elementary school grades has eased or increased from last year.