Elmbrook Schools Chief Praises State Plan to Replace WKCE Tests with ACT
The proposal would replace the current high school assessment system with a four-test ACT suite that would be given to high school students starting in 2014-15.
Elmbrook Schools' superintendent on Wednesday praised a state plan to give all high school students ACT assessments, saying the new testing system will better evaluate student learning and prepare for post-graduation. “The Elmbrook School District is optimistic that this move will be a better measure of college and career readiness than the current WKCE provides,” Elmbrook Superintendent Mark Hansen said. State Superintendent Tony Evers on Wednesday unveiled a proposal to replace the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) with a suite of ACT assessments starting in the 2014-'15 school year. “This is really a historic day in Wisconsin,” Evers said. “We’re moving to a different place in the state, and we need to make sure every …
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