{"id":2371130,"date":"2024-11-20T08:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overwhelming-number-of-districts-score-well-in-education-grades-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:59:42","slug":"overwhelming-number-of-districts-score-well-in-education-grades-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overwhelming-number-of-districts-score-well-in-education-grades-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelming number of districts score well in education grades &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foverwhelming-number-of-districts-score-well-in-education-grades-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent \u200dreport reveals that 94% \u2064of Wisconsin&#8217;s\u2062 school districts met or exceeded \u2064educational expectations during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-legendary-universities-ready-to-leave-pac-12-conference-for-big-10-report\/\" title=\"Two Legendary Universities Ready To Leave Pac-12 Conference For Big 10: Report\">2023-24 school year<\/a>, according to\u200b the Wisconsin\u2063 Department of Public Instruction. Out of 377\u2064 public \u200dschool districts, only 24 failed to achieve this benchmark, similar to the previous year. Schools are assessed based on criteria that include achievement, growth, target\u2062 group\u200d outcomes, and graduation rates, with evaluations considering the percentage of\u200d economically \u2064disadvantaged students. The\u200c report indicates that, compared to the \u200cprevious academic year, 29 \u2062districts improved their \u2063ratings, 24 saw a decrease, and 324 remained\u200d unchanged.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Overwhelming number of districts score well in education grades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1886142\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Ninety-four percent of Wisconsin&rsquo;s school districts&nbsp;met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/founder-of-blm-in-st-paul-who-quit-group-theyre-racist-against-black-children-because-they-oppose-school-choice\/\" title=\"Founder Of BLM In St. Paul Who Quit Group: They\u2019re \u2018Racist\u2019 Against Black Children Because They Oppose School Choice\">past school year<\/a>, a new report says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, overseer of 377 public school districts, said only 24 did not hit that benchmark in 2023-24 in a positive report similar to the previous year. Schools are given grades relative to significantly exceeds expectations, exceeds expectations, meets expectations, meets few expectations, or fails to meet expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The report collects data across four priority areas &ndash; achievement, growth, target group outcomes and on-track to graduation. These are weighted based on a school or district percentage of economically disadvantaged students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the 2022-23 school year, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">29 public school districts increased<\/a> by one rating category, 24 decreased by one rating category, and 324 had no change in rating.<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty criticized the criteria used for calculating the scores, pointing to the department&rsquo;s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/imce\/accountability\/pdf\/Whats_New_for_2020-21_02_2022.pdf\">changing the school accountability system<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in 2021 and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/news\/releases\/2024\/performance-level-standard-setting-forward-exam\">revising the terminology<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/news\/releases\/2024\/forward-exam-updates-standard-setting\">scores<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;used in the Forward Exam in 2024, all of which boosted district scores that showed no actual improvement, the conservative law firm said. The new standards no longer line up with the National Assessment of Educational Progress standards.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute for Law and Liberty also pointed to 12 public school districts statewide that, despite falling under 15% reading proficiency, were given accountability scores of &ldquo;meets expectations&rdquo; or &ldquo;exceeds expectations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DPI has rewritten academic standards so that the only expectation is mediocrity, and Wisconsinites must not stand for it,&rdquo; WILL Research Director Will Flanders said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1886142\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1886142\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Wisconsin school districts excel in education grades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP23220720184715-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45363,5152,37749,32076],"class_list":["post-2371130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-academic-performance","tag-education","tag-school-districts","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP23220720184715-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371130"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371134,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371130\/revisions\/2371134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}