US EditionGov. Evers vetoes a bill that would revive old test score standards
- On Friday, Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1, a Republican-backed bill intended to overhaul the state's educational assessment and school accountability reporting system in Madison, Wisconsin.
- The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill along party lines in response to changes made last year by State Schools Superintendent Jill Underly, who altered student standardized testing benchmarks and scoring thresholds for school district performance report cards.
- Assembly Bill 1 sought to standardize how student performance is measured on state exams like the Wisconsin Forward Exam and ACT tests, mandating that the Department of Public Instruction use specific cut scores, performance categories, and the same scoring system as in the 2019-20 school year, including terms like "below basic," "proficient," and "advanced."
- Evers, who previously served as state schools superintendent, stated in his veto message that he objects to legislators undermining the state superintendent's authority and injecting partisan politics, while Quinton Klabon from the Institute for Reforming Government claimed the changes wrecked school accountability.
- Evers' veto maintains the Department of Public Instruction's control over assessment standards and reporting methods for K-12 schools, while Republicans argue that Underly's changes have watered down standards and artificially inflated performance grades, a central issue as Underly faces Brittany Kinser in the upcoming election for state superintendent.
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In his veto message, Evers said that even while "reasonable minds can disagree" over how to measure academic achievement, he objects to "the Legislature's attempts to undermine the constitutional authority and independence" of the DPI superintendent. The post Governor vetoes bill to undo changes to student testing standards appeared first on WPR.
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