WASL

As the readers may have been able to infer from NCLB the law requires each state to set up a standardized test. Then NCLB allocates fund based on the success within the school.

First, the idea of rewarding school improvements with money while not giving more money to failing schools is the type of illogical reasoning used in NCLB. That is why NCLB needs to no longer be law, and force lawmakers to do their jobs and come up with real education policies.

The WASL stands for Washington Assessment of Student Learning, and is the brainchild of NCLB. The WASL scores determine how much federal funding each school receives.

The high school WASL measures the comprehension of basic algebra skills such as, if I have 15 pizza toppings how many combos can I make? The test measures writing comprehension by asking each student to write a letter to the principle of their school about an issue. If they do not use proper letter formatting like making up an address, then the student can only receive a 3 out of 4.

Wolfle Elementary sixth graders have a 36 percent pass rate on the writing portion of the WASL. So instead of allowing the school to make the necessary academic changes, the school does not receive any suplemental funding.

Fixing NCLB is useless, start over and give rural students the educations they deserve. The kids understand why can't we?