“said that questions she had about the issue went unanswered for months”
Two Madison School Board members are criticizing district administration for not keeping them in the loop before deciding last week not to weight grades when ranking high schoolers for a new college admissions program.
Nicki Vander Meulen said the board should decide whether students are awarded additional grade point average credit for taking more-challenging classes.
Martha Siravo, meanwhile, said that questions she had about the issue went unanswered for months.
Vander Meulen thinks students should get a GPA boost for taking more honors or advanced placement classes. Siravo says she never received enough information from administrators to take an informed position on the issue.
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The Madison School District on Friday said it will maintain its current unweighted grading system for high schoolers.
Déjà vu: English 10 and Small Learning Communities.
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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?
