After the Department of Public Instruction released new report card data lowering academic standards, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty issued a statement criticizing DPI for creating an expectation of mediocrity in our school systems. WILL said changes to both the Forward Exam and state report cards have created an accountability system that outright hides declining academic achievement.
Our schools should expect and encourage excellence from students, not mediocrity. DPI attempting to hide the academic decline helps no one and is a disservice to students and to parents who want the best education for their children. WILL is right. The legislature should rein in DPI’s ability to unilaterally change accountability standards.
