MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly has passed a bill to ensure that scores on the statewide Badger Exam given to public school children this spring aren’t used against teachers or put on report cards measuring school performance. The bill that passed with no debate Wednesday previously cleared the Senate. It now goes to Gov. Scott Walker. The Badger Exam was beset with a variety of problems that led to widespread criticism from parents, school districts, state policymakers and Walker. Because the test is tied to the more rigorous Common Core academic standards, scores were expected to be lower than they had been in previous years. That, along with implementation problems, also raised concerns about how the results would be viewed and used.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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