Nazareth Area School District Meets PSSA Benchmarks
Nazareth Area School District exceeds 2011-12 state averages for Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) in reading, writing and math; science scores, however, lag behind.
Students in the Nazareth Area School District topped their counterparts across the state in terms of being "proficient" or "advanced" in reading, math and writing, according to school test results released Friday. The Pennsylvania Department of Education released the results of the 2011-12 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA), administered in the spring, and for the six Nazareth schools the news was encouraging. In math, of 2,416 students tested, 88.4 percent were considered "advanced" or "proficient" compared with state averages showing 75.6 percent "proficient" or "advanced," according to an analysis of the test scores. For reading, while 72 percent of students in the state were found to be "proficient" or "advanced," 81.9 …
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5:03 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Chris could you point me to your source on the founding fathers believing that we should teach the history of our nation. I know that they were very literate people and well aware of the classics. more ›