Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Good news, bad news

First the good news – overall Wisconsin did better than average on the latest NAEP test (the closest thing we have as a national standardized test).

Now the bad news – Wisconsin has the largest achievement gap when comparing black/white scores. Clearly, it would seem that Wisconsin is doing something wrong.

What can be done about this? More neighborhood schools, more busing, magnet schools, charter schools? What's the answer? We need to find it quickly - our state cannot afford to have this designation.

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