The Pennsylvania Department of Education has canceled all statewide assessments for the school year including PSSA, PASA, and Keystone Exams in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Our school communities are operating within unprecedented conditions," said Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera in a release. "Schools are making extraordinary efforts to remain connected to students and families, to provide food service and to put appropriate systems in place to continue student learning. Assessments should not be the focus of school leaders right now.
"To be clear, all assessments are cancelled for this year," he added. "The department will submit the requisite waivers to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), but no schools in the Commonwealth will be administering these tests this year."
Testing was to begin on April 20 with the PSSAs followed by Keystone tests on May 11.
PASA testing was already stopped when schools across the state closed on Monday, March 16.
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