Commission questions why current system is inadequate. By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Changes to Pennsylvania's high school graduation testing requirements should be tailored to individual school districts, instead of being mandated statewide, a state regulatory review panel said Wednesday. The Independent Regulatory Review Commission issued written comments that echoed concerns state lawmakers and others have raised about a proposal to require high school students to pass a battery of tests before they can graduate. The commission asked several questions about why the proposed regulations were needed, how the tests would be implemented, and how much it would cost the state's 501 school districts. ''Before the board moves forward with this proposal, we ask for a more thorough explanation of why the current...
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