Students across the state are failing the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WASL. It is an epidemic that has yet to be cured. The WASL was created in 1993 to improve Washington's statistics on SATs and other like tests. I was unable to find out if this has happened. The WASL was designed to determine if Washington students were meeting the rigorous standards set in reading, writing, mathematics and other core subjects. It is given to 4th, 7th, and 10th graders. Unlike traditional tests a student's score is not meant to be compared to that of other students but identify that student's strengths and weaknesses.…
