This site was established to provide an outlet for the results of a multi-year research project for the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, and was supported by the Heinz Endowments and William Penn Foundation from 2006-2009.
***Under Reconstruction as of 2/14/2010***
Interactive Tools (password required)
General Background
- Background and Research Questions
- Charge from Pennsylvania State Board of Education (PDF)
- Project Organization and Staff
- Background Information on Pennsylvania System of State Assessment (PSSA)
- A Primer on Student and Teacher Test Scores
- History of Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PDF) (provided by Data Recognition Corporation of Minnesota, authors of the PSSA exam)