Bill requiring UW-Madison use test scores in admissions headed to Senate

(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin bill headed to the Senate would require the University of Wisconsin-Madison admissions to be predominantly based on standardized testing.

Bill sponsors say the goal is to have high and fair standards for the flagship school in the state.

The bill passed the Assembly 52-45 and passed a Senate committee before it heads to the full Senate.

The bill works along with the Wisconsin Guarantee, which says that the top 5% of students in each public, private or tribal high school after their junior year based upon grade-point average will be guaranteed admission to UW-Madison.

“We have one of the best university systems in the entire country and we should be doing everything that we can to raise standards so students meet those standards,” said Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point. “We’re doing the best we can to prepare these students for life after college and hopefully they stay right here in this state.”

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