State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly’s remarks as prepared for delivery for Wisconsin State Education Convention

MILWAUKEE — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly gave the following remarks today, as prepared for delivery, at the 2024 Wisconsin State Education Convention.

 

“This week, we remembered one of our state’s strongest champions of public education - Senator Herb Kohl. In a video released at his memorial, Senator Kohl said, `Education is the very foundation of our society, of our civilization. We must have well-educated people if we’re going to preserve our democracy.` I couldn’t agree with Senator Kohl more. And alongside his commitment of massive resources to support teachers and students, his words also remind us that our public education system should be about getting every kid what they need – in the way they need it – in order to achieve success. We can use test scores to measure success, but we can also measure success in so many other creative and meaningful ways. There are also broader measures of achievement and growth that make a school great, and make a student successful in life...