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District Adopts New Testing System

Galileo replaces Gains and EOCA assessments By Lauren Sorensen, Editor in Chief This year students found themselves on a computer as they began the process of assessing their skills at the beginning of a new school year. The new testing … Continue reading

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Testing Culture Discussed at Local Forum

By Lauren Sorensen, Current Staff The national conversation about standardized testing came to West Bend earlier this month.

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Tooting Our Own Horn: NEWSPA Awards 2016

WBHS journalists score 12 awards in statewide contest  For the second year in a row, The West Bend Current received top recognition from the Northeastern Wisconsin Scholastic Press Association. Judges for the 2016 NEWSPA contest again gave blue ribbon honors to … Continue reading

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Families Exercise Right to Opt Out

Local parents explain their decision to pull their children from testing By Lauren Sorensen, Current Staff Reflecting a national trend of parents opting students out of standardized testing, some West Bend parents followed suit during the recent Badger and Aspire … Continue reading

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No Ripple Effect

Germantown’s rejection of Common Core hasn’t weakened West Bend’s commitment to the controversial standards By Lauren Sorensen, Current Staff As a nearby school board makes waves for abandoning the Common Core standards, West Bend’s top academic administrator says those conversations … Continue reading

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