We will keep this page updated with current newspaper articles as well as statements from the School District, teachers, administrators and parents groups. Please take the time to read the statements by the TE School District and the PSEA about the proposed GCAs.
- Tredyffrin-Easttown School District Resolution Opposing Proposed High School Graduation Competency Assessments
- Tredyffrin-Easttown School District Statement
- Pennsylvania’s professional education associations, the Pennsylvania State Educator’s Association (PSEA), Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA), and the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) have all expressed concerns about the inequity of denying diplomas to students who attend schools with insufficient funding and resources, because they do not pass their exit exams. (Click here to read their position paper.)
- Statement from the PSEA (Pennsylvania State Education Association)
- Statement from Suzy Gerst, Pennsylvania PTA Treasurer.
- Statement from PASA (Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators)
Newspaper Coverage:
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Jackson, Peter. “Pa. board gives initial OK to statewide exam,” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 18 Jan. 2008. <http://www.philly.com/inquirer/education/20080118_Pa__board_gives_initial_OK_to_statewide_exam.html>
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Hardy, Dan. “Receiving Diplomas Without Skills,” The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 Jan. 2008. <http://www.philly.com/inquirer/education/20080117_Receiving_diplomas_without_skills.html>
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Dean, Mensah. “State Graduation Exam: Is it Fair without Funding?,” Philadelphia Daily News. 17 Jan. 2008. <http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080117_State_graduation_exam__Is_it_fair_without_funding_.html>
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Smydo, Joe. “Pa. may require exam to graduate,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette 3 Jan. 2008. <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08003/846337-298.stm>
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Jarvis, Brian. “State Urges Tougher Graduation Requirements,” The Citizens Voice 9 Jan. 2008. <http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19180600&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6>
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Raffaele, Martha. “Educators divided over proposed Pa. graduation tests” Examiner.com 9 Jan. 2008. <http://www.examiner.com/a-1147717~Educators_divided_over_proposed_Pa__graduation_tests.html>
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Meadows, Robyn. “Concerns brew over Pa. grad standards,” Lancaster New Era 9 Jan. 2008. <http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/214896>
Student Opinion on the GCAs:
