And next school year, administrators, teachers and community members will have two more scores to talk about after third-graders start taking the PSSA in reading and math this spring. David Decker, ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

The PSSA is a standards-based assessment administered in all public schools across the state. There are three content-specific assessments — reading, math and writing. The federal No Child Left Behind ...