Improving student achievement won’t happen in a vacuum

Don Huebscher:

School officials in Eau Claire and around the state are anticipating some fallout later this month when the state releases new “report cards” to districts reflecting more stingent proficiency levels than in the past.
The result is that only about half as many students in Wisconsin achieved what amounts to a passing score, the state Department of Public Instruction reports.
“I have slight concern about how this is going to be reported to the public,” Eau Claire school board President Carol Craig said at last week’s board meeting.