Pennsylvania’s students and educators are facing enough challenges right now, and this is no time to force students to take standardized tests. That’s why it is so important to encourage members of Congress to tell the U.S. Department of Education to waive federally required standardized tests for Pennsylvania’s students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact your U.S. senators and representative today and tell them how important it is for the U.S. Department of Education to waive federally required standardized tests.

Here’s what you need to know

• Meeting the challenges of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is hard enough without forcing students to take standardized tests.
• Right now, it is extremely difficult to administer standardized tests in a way that is safe, equitable, and fair for every student.
• Pennsylvania needs the flexibility to do what is right for our students this year through a federal assessment waiver.
• The U.S. Department of Education has the authority to waive federally required standardized tests during the COVID-19 pandemic

Contact your U.S. senators and representative today

Pennsylvania’s students and educators are working very hard to teach and learn as we’re confronting the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, it’s important that we focus on educating students – and promoting their overall well-being – not creating even more anxiety with standardized testing.

Contact your U.S. senators and representative today and tell them how important it is for the U.S. Department of Education to waive federally required standardized tests.