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    So, dirtbags, your conservative news site is (SHOCKINGLY) cherry-picking information to back up the positions of it's favorite party.
    Fact is that the highest percentage of "proficient" 8th grade readers in the nation is in Connecticut which boasts a 38% procifiency rate (only 6% points away from bad ol' WI). This does not count the 5% advanced readers in that state, much like the Wisconsin statistic neglects the 2% of advanced readers. Also left out of your little dog & pony show is the 44% of WI 8th graders who are at a basic reading level.
    Now, what is a basic reading level? It means that they "should demonstrate an understanding of the overall meaning of what they read". Which is funny, because from the way you assholes and your "news" sources frame it, it sounds like only 32% of WI 8th graders are literate. "Proficient", according to the NAEP, means that the students understand and can communicate inferential as well as literal information from the texts that they read. Gleaning the inferred information is the ONLY difference in the two categories.
    Which means that only 22% of WI students are below the basic reading level, which, granted, isn't great. But 23 other states have higher percentages of non-basic level readers, including conservative haven, Texas, which has a 27% non-basic reader percentage.

    Now, i will absolutely concede that unions have moved away from the intent of their original inception and have been corrupted by the power that they wield, like any other person or group that has power. But regardless of the intentions of the unions, to take away the ability to effectively negotiate reasonable salaries and benefits for teachers will not improve these assessment scores. By your own damn capitalist philosophies, taking away the carrot will take away the motivation. Most of these teachers teach because they want to. It's often a thankless job. Giving the good ones less reasons to be a teacher is not what you want to do if you want academic improvement.

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