Advocating More Rigorous Wisconsin Academic Standards

Wisconsin State Journal Editorial:

Similarly, Wisconsin is now in the process of raising its academic standards and its ability to accurately gauge student, teacher and school performance.

This is a good thing, too -- even though ratings for many students and some schools will fall when initially put into place. It's not that students will be learning less. It's that more rigorous instruction and assessments are coming on board.

Our students, parents, teachers and taxpayers deserve this more accurate picture of progress toward higher goals -- the ones Wisconsin will need to meet to succeed in the knowledge-based, highly competitive global economy.

Related: wisconsin2.org": and Madison MAP Testing Shows They are Falling Short Too.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 4, 2012 2:09 AM
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