{"id":152,"date":"2026-07-17T21:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sedso.io\/blog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:44:41","slug":"madison-scorecard-will-our-kids-be-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedso.io\/blog\/2026\/07\/17\/madison-scorecard-will-our-kids-be-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Scorecard: Will our kids be ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maysa.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/soccer_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisonbikes.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/bikes_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmoca.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/mmoca_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifun.org\/scifun.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sedso.io\/enews\/26\/07\/16\/science_is_fun.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wysomusic.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/wyso_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhawkskiclub.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/skiing_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/allcityswimdive.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amuz.com\/e\/26\/07\/swimming_madison_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisc.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sedso.io\/enews\/26\/07\/16\/bascom_hill_amuz.jpg\" width=\"95%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><Br><Br><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>3,888 (43.7%) Madison 4k to 3rd graders <a href=\"https:\/\/sedso.io\/maps\/wi\/?district=Madison+Metropolitan&#038;grade=All+Grades\"><u>scored below the 25th percentile<\/u><\/a> in a 2024-2025 national literacy comparison group.  <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/wi-reads\/act-20-annual-reporting\"><u>Wisconsin average<\/u><\/a> is 37% or 97,414 students.  Note that Madison plans to spend > <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madison.k12.wi.us\/about\/budget\"><u>$28K per student<\/u><\/a> during the 2025-2026 school year. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<center><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1147086856?dnt=true&#038;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"fast-lane-literarcy-intro\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\nI asked a prominent MIT &#8220;ai&#8221; professor to discuss our k-12 literacy results and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/prompt-engineering\"><u>prompt quality<\/u><\/a> at a Madison event earlier in 2026.  His response: &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m not going to answer that question because I want to stay positive<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sedso.io\/history\/\"><u>Legislation and Reading: The Wisconsin Experience, 2004\u2013<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to discussing Madison&#8217;s literacy challenge and what might be done about it on Monday, August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3,888 (43.7%) Madison 4k to 3rd graders scored below the 25th percentile in a 2024-2025 national literacy comparison group. The Wisconsin average is 37% or 97,414 students. 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