Whitefish Bay Superintendent Supports State Plan to Replace WKCE with ACT
The $7 million proposal would replace the 10th grade WKCE assessment with four annual ACT tests designed to better measure student growth.
The Wisconsin Department of Instruction is hoping to usher in a new era of learning and assessment at every high school in the state. State Superintendent Tony Evers on Wednesday announced a proposal to replace the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) with a suite of ACT assessments to measure student learning and better prepare the state’s youth for post-secondary education careers. “This is really a historic day in Wisconsin,” Evers said. “We’re moving to a different place in the state, and we need to make sure every student is adequately and significantly prepared for their future careers.” Evers said the assessment suite would include four different tests, which would be paid for and provided by the state. Students would…
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Desiree Erickson
12:49 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Good point Mr. Matson. We all should take personal responsibility for gathering the facts necessary to make informed decisions and remarks. more ›