Tag: college readiness
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…