2013-14 was a solid school year for Wisconsin’s high school students. This spring saw the state’s average SAT scores rise to the highest they have been in five years. On top of that, Advanced Placement test participation rates rose by more than 14 percent in a strong year for the state’s high school students. Read More Wisconsin SAT Scores, Advanced Placement Participation Rates Improve in 2014
Andrew Coulson, a longtime education researcher, tracked school funding versus SAT scores to see if there was a relationship between achievement and spending in America’s public schools. What Coulson found is that while relative spending was up, most SAT scores remained static. In fact, those scores even declined in Wisconsin. Read More CATO Report Shows Funding Alone Has Little Impact on Educational Achievement