Jim Piwowarczyk

“We are 42nd out of 42 states in the racial achievement gap. I don’t like being in last place.” - Rep. Bob Whitke The Assembly’s Committee on Education on Tuesday listened to experts about a proposal that would require schools to screen children for reading readiness starting in pre-kindergarten. Kids in Wisconsin public schools could soon be screened for reading at much earlier ages, and much more often. The Assembly’s Committee on Education on Tuesday listened to experts about a proposal that would require schools to screen children for reading readiness starting in pre-kindergarten. “This bill requires school boards and independent charter schools to assess the early literacy skill of pupils in four-year-old-kindergarten to second grade using various screening assessments and to create a personal reading plan for each pupil in five-year-old kindergarten to second grade who is identified as at-risk,” the legislation reads. “We have generations of kids who are missing opport...