On Wednesday, October 24th, Gov. Wolf signed into law Senate Bill 1095, which is now Act 158 of 2018. The new law revises PA’s one-size-fits-all mandate to pass three Keystone Exams to receive a diploma by instead establishing multiple pathways to demonstrate college and career readiness. New measures of success will be appropriately aligned to a student’s career goals and reflect the expectations, coursework, grades, activities and achievements earned. In addition to the Keystones, alternative assessments and other factors will be able to be counted towards graduation. The changes under the new law are effective beginning with the Class of 2022, impacting those students who are currently in 9th grade.
Source: PSBA