Less time to be spent taking PSSA's

Anonymous wrote:

"New Post: Complete Education - critical thinking skills - PSSA Testing.
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2017/08/14/Wolf-announces-reduction-in-classroom-time-for-taking-PSSA-tests/stories/201708140091

In reducing the amount of classroom time students spend taking standardized exams are we in fact reducing the amount of "critical thinking" skills that we deem important?

An anonymous op-ed in defense of these PSSA Exams ( length and merits ) would be timely here as the changes go into effect next spring. "