Foundations of Reading Test (Wisconsin) Result Summary (First Time Takers):
May 2013 – August 2014 (Test didn’t start until January 2014, and it was the lower cut score): 2150 pass out of 2766 first time takers = 78% passage rate .xls file
September 2014 – August 2015 (higher cut score took effect 9/14): 2173/3278 = 66% .xls file
September 2015 – August 2016: 1966/2999 = 66% .xls file
September 2016 – YTD 2017: 1680/2479 = 68% .xls file
Madison has long tolerated disastrous reading results, despite spending more than most, now nearly $20,000 per student.
Wisconsin hopes to mirror Massachusetts’ test success for teaching reading, by Alan Borsuk.
Notes and links on MTEL
More from the Wisconsin Reading Coalition.