Pennsylvania's school assessment system down on 1st day of PSSA testing

Pennsylvania's school assessment system went down on what was supposed to be the first day of PSSA exams on Tuesday.

Several school districts in the Philadelphia region sent emails to families, notifying them of the outage.

Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, known as PSSA testing, is required by the state's Department of Education to be taken online.

The state's Department of Education said in a statement that there was an issue with the testing platform run by DRC that prevented some schools from logging in.

Officials say the issue was resolved in 40 minutes, and the system has been up and running since 9:40 a.m.

State education officials say they are working with schools that were disrupted.

Families should contact their local districts for updates.