Everything progressives believe about K-12 education is wrong. It’s minority students who suffer most. So says The Atlantic magazine — hardly a MAGA outlet.
“America is Sliding Toward Illiteracy,” its headline warns. “Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.”
Bad enough State schools superintendent Jill Underly cooked the books to paper over Wisconsin’s declining test scores. The Republican legislature forced her to return to the gold standard National Assessment of Educational Progress, which found a 6% decline in fourth-grade reading proficiency.
Now Supt. Underly is “under fire” over her department’s handling of sexual grooming and teacher misconduct claims.”
For the record: Jill Underly was endorsed for re-election this spring by the teachers unions, the Democratic parties of Wisconsin and of Dane County, and The Capital Times, which once billed itself as “Dane County’s Progressive Voice.”
What did public education get wrong nationally, in Wisconsin, and here in Madison?
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Did taxpayer funded Wisconsin DPI Superintendent Underly Juice Test Scores for Reelection?
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Only 31% of 4th graders in Wisconsin read at grade level, which is worse than Mississippi.
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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?