Pa. May Add State Test Scores to Transcripts

By Sean Cavanagh

The grades and course titles on high school transcripts offer a quick history of a graduating senior's four-year record of accomplishment and disappointment. Now, Pennsylvania's top education leaders want to add another chapter to that history.

The state board of education has voted to require schools to place high school students' scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment on high school transcripts. Board members contend that displaying the results where employers and college-admissions officers could see them would help encourage students to take the tests seriously.

Next, the plan must be approved by the state House and Senate education committees, which...