(The Center Square) – A new report says Wisconsin’s public school bureaucrats have been warning for nearly a year the state’s new test scores will make some schools look much better than they really are.
The Institute for Reforming Government poured over more than a year’s worth of open records and email requests between State Superintendent Jill Underly and her staffers at the Department of Public Instruction.
Those emails and documents show Underly pushed to change Wisconsin’s test scores so schools in the state look better compared to schools in other states, despite warnings from DPI that changing the scores – but not improving reading or math skills – would only widen Wisconsin’s achievement gaps.