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Improving PSSA Scores and Getting Students Back on Track
Clip: 1/6/2025 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
WVIA News dives into the lasting effects of COVID-19 on student learning
How has education in Pennsylvania changed five years after the pandemic? WVIA News dives into the lasting effects of COVID-19 on student learning, focusing on PSSA test scores from Northeastern and Central PA school districts. Sarah Hofius Hall shares insights from her in-depth classroom visits, and local superintendents discuss the challenges and strategies for improving educational outcomes.
Keystone Edition
Improving PSSA Scores and Getting Students Back on Track
Clip: 1/6/2025 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
How has education in Pennsylvania changed five years after the pandemic? WVIA News dives into the lasting effects of COVID-19 on student learning, focusing on PSSA test scores from Northeastern and Central PA school districts. Sarah Hofius Hall shares insights from her in-depth classroom visits, and local superintendents discuss the challenges and strategies for improving educational outcomes.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(logo whooshing) - [Narrator] There is no doubt, COVID-19 changed the way we all lived our lives.
It certainly changed the way we educated our students, when in-person classroom learning was forced online or remote.
Now, five years later, new test scores shed some light on how different school districts and different students in the Commonwealth may have fared.
WVIA News takes a closer look at PSSA scores from districts all over Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
Reporter Sarah Hofius Hall spent time in classrooms all over the area and just published a comprehensive report on what she found, which you can find online at wvia.org/news.
In this program, we'll take that story a step further.
We speak with area superintendents about their district's scores and what they're doing to improve them, and we'll try to get a sense of some of the barriers or the challenges they're facing in trying to do so.
PSSA - The Teacher's Perspective
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Teachers approach the PSSAs with responsibility but acknowledge the pressure it brings (5m 57s)
Tactics for Improving PSSA Scores
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The PSSAs are seen as a valuable tool among many for fostering student success (7m 17s)
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These summative assessments measure knowledge against state standards. (4m 21s)
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