Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement regarding the governor’s irresponsible veto of Assembly Bill 1, which would have restored National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards in Wisconsin schools.
“Governor Evers failed Wisconsin students today. In January, the governor slammed State Superintendent Underly for lowering standards, but when he had a chance to fix it he chose politics over students.
“If 2025 is going to be the ‘Year of the Kid,’ Wisconsin voters will have to make changes at the Department of Public Instruction.”
Assembly Bill 1 would have restored NAEP standards for grades 3-8 and restored high school testing standards to levels set for the 2021-22 school year. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Superintendent Underly unilaterally lowered standards last year.
A DPI superintendent can restore standards at any time. DPI Superintendent Underly is up for re-election on Tuesday.
