Updated Nov 19, 2009 - 10:12 am
State schools chief to ask for WASL delay
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Dorn will announce Thursday a proposal to delay the math requirement until 2015 and science until 2017.
The Seattle Times is reporting that Dorn also wants to establish a "two-tier" bar for passing state math tests. If students fall short of passing at a "proficient" level, they could still graduate if they score at a "basic" level and pass four years of math classes.
Last spring, just 45 percent of 10th-graders passed math on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning and 39 percent passed science. The WASL is to be replaced with a new test this spring.
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