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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Wisconsin #2 in ACT TEST. Minnesota 1st. Participation broadens. Problems in Math and Science persist.

While Wisconsin was edged from the #1 position in ACT test scores last year, the first time in a decade not being #1, there were some bright spots. The participation rate of Wisconsin seniors was 69% as opposed to 40% nationally.

The gap between performance of white and minority seems to be narrowing. With the large increase of participation it is amazing that the scores did not drop. The not so good news is that the scores in math and science do not seem to indicate that we are going to see an increase in college bound scientists and mathematics students in the future. The students must not be taking the core courses necessary to score on these exams.

Click on the post for the entire article in the Janesville Gazette. What are your thoughts on the article?

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