Tag: college readiness
Kansas ACT scores and college readiness fall again, hitting new lows
The ACT results just released for the 2024 school year show further declines in both raw scores and college readiness.…
Wichita superintendent Kelly Bielefeld covers up poor student achievement
USD 259 superintendent Kelly Bielefeld spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club recently, and like his predecessors, he went out of…
2022 ACT: Only 21% of Kansas graduates are college-ready in four core subjects
The 2022 ACT results are largely a repeat of the previous year. Only 21% of Kansas graduates are college-ready in…
K-12 opposition to computer science underscores need for choice
The lineup of people testifying for and against a proposal to make completion of a computer science course a graduation…
2021 ACT scores fall as schools de-emphasize academics
The average 2021 ACT scores in Kansas declined for the fifth consecutive year, to 19.9, and the decline in college…
Kansas tries to reduce standards to make achievement look better
The Kansas Department of Education dumbed down achievement standards about 20 years ago under No Child Left Behind, and now…
2020 ACT score falls again, Kansas now below national average
The average 2020 ACT score in Kansas declined for the fourth consecutive year, to 20.4, and the decline in college-readiness…
College Readiness Scores Stagnant; Former Rep. Calls Information “Inaccurate”
The Kansas Department of Education released state assessment scores last week and the results weren’t good. They showed that only…