And Lo, the WASL Scores Were Released

I drove back from Olympia yesterday, which was extremely fortuitous timing because it gave me a chance to pick up quite a few of the daily newspaper between Seattle and Spokane. The headlines are telling:

Most Seniors Pass WASL; Concern Over Lower Levels from the Seattle Times
Math is WASL's Big Stumbling Block from The Olympian
Good WASL, If You Don't Count Math sez the Seattle PI
WASL Math Trips Up Students, offers the Tacoma News Tribune

Clearly the headline, then, is the math scores, but we could have seen that coming because of all that went on during the legislative session. Dr. Bergeson talked about it quite a bit during her press conference, and one suspects that all that is going on with math is also the raison d'etre for all the work that the State Board of Education has put in to revisiting the math requirements (pdf).

(as an aside, Terry, dear--make sure your presentation on the screen matches what you're trying to say to the reporters. That was kind of embarrassing that you would have so many glitches in what is arguably your most important speech every year)

Also of interest to many would be the list of failing schools and districts, with thanks to Jim over at Washington Teachers for getting on the story early. I'm glad to not be on either list, and I give all the best to those who are.

Here we go again!