Information to think about concerning the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning or WSAL.

The WASL 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. …

…child's knowledge you can have your child opt out. The public school district does not make this clear but as of now the WASL is completely voluntary. Sources used: Bergeson, Terry. (2004) WASL Assessment. http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/default.aspx Ensign, Gordon. (2002) The Washington Assessment of Student Learning. http://www.lkwash.wednet.edu/lwsd/html/programs/assessment/wasl.asp The Olympian. (2002) Failing Schools Could Lose Millions. http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsetctions/StateWorkers.20021129/17346.shtml.