Assembly Republicans held a press conference this morning to
announce their plans for addressing challenges with the implementation of the
smarter balanced assessment, also known as the Badger Exam, which they compared
to the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Assembly leaders say they want
to make sure that performance data from the test, which many students have opted
out of, is not used for school or teacher evaluations.
Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Assembly Majority Leader
Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) said the Assembly Committee on Education will vote on
Assembly
Bill 78 next week and expect the bill to be voted on by the full Assembly
shortly thereafter. The Senate passed their version of the bill
unanimously in March.
AB 78 would prohibit the Department of Public Instruction
from issuing a school accountability report for the 2014−15 school year and
delays the educator effectiveness evaluations for teachers and principals until
the 2015-16 school year. Both of these evaluations would have included
performance data from the smarter balanced assessment.
Governor Walker’s proposed state budget would also prohibit
the use of the smarter balanced assessment in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vos:
Taxpayers feel 'ripped off' by Badger Exam
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