“a little less than half of which was taken up by (Superintendent) Gothard’s opening remarks”
The Madison School District on Friday said it will maintain its current unweighted grading system for high schoolers.
The decision means that for the purposes of ranking students for a new state guaranteed college admission program, there is currently no way to distinguish students who take more challenging courses from those who take less-challenging courses.
“Our decision to keep what’s currently in place reflects our belief in the importance of a system that supports equity, maintains transparency and reflects our community’s values,” Mary Jankovich, the district’s executive director of college, career and community readiness, said in a Friday evening news release.
Under the new program, known as the Wisconsin Guarantee, students who rank in the top 5% of their class are guaranteed admission to the Universities of Wisconsin’s flagship UW-Madison campus, while students who rank in the top 10% are guaranteed admission to the system’s 12 other four-year schools.
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Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average (now > $25,000 per student) K-12 tax & spending practices. This, despite long term, disastrous reading results.
Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
