Dorn: We’re flat-lining, and here’s why

Now state schools superintendent Randy Dorn is back up.

He said the WASL hasn’t gotten easier and won’t, but that the new standards will allow the state to go much deeper into understanding why students are failing the test.

“The one thing I want people to understand is we plateau,” he said. “I want people to understand that.”

He said the state’s done a good job with the top third of students. The second third was helped along by a statewide push. The bottom third, he said, is going to take more time and more money.

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