A bill reversing the Department of Public Instruction’s testing standards will be taken up in the state Assembly this week.
The Assembly Education Committee passed the bill last week. It would reset state report card standards to levels set in 2019-20, align grades 3-8 with national standards, and restore high school testing standards to levels set in the 2021-22 school year.
Critics argue the DPI changes mask poor performance. State Superintendent Jill Underly has said standards weren’t lowered and that the changes were made through a transparent process with input from educators.