Seattle Young People's Project's WASL Haunted High School

Seattle Young People's Project (SYPP) is a youth-led social justice organization located in Seattle. In October of 2006 SYPP organized its first critical truth action for the Education Justice Campaign. The EJC began when youth identified the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) and its use as a high-stakes exit exam as a major issue in their lives. The WASL disproportionately affects youth of color, low-income youth, English language learners and youth with learning disabilities. We feel that the exam worsens the existing institutional racism found in the public education system. Come learn more about the WASL and our campaign!

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• socialjustice
• institutionalracism
• WASL
• youth
• education
• testing
• exitexam
• highstakes
• organizing
• activism
• exam

[JFlip27]

I Fucken hated the wasl almost didnt graduate because i failed the math section by 4 PTS!

[Eddy01300]

i hate WASL i did it today... it sucks balls

[Timzack]

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[nschario]

The Washington state Government do not care about you! That is extremelly true it is not what i think i know it.

[nschario]

NO you are wrong the WASL is not helpful. Because the state Legislature say no help on the WASL no matter is you are disabled or have special needs you have to fend for you self, the questions are not real questions. The WASL IS actually as a fact not opinion not awesome. It damages you. THE WASL IS EVIL IT WILL GO TO HELL SO WILL IT's creators They are evil people. they must be impeached.

[nschario]

The WASL is not good for so many reasons,

one because it just doesn't let get help even though most have special,but hey the state govenerment don't care about. FILL THEIR HEADS ALL FULL OF LIIIIES! PlEASE STATE GOVERNMENT I"M REALLY SERIOUS TAKE THE WASL OUT OF POWER FOREVER NOW!

[TJTRAMPSTAMP]

Home school kids, now do have to pass the 10th grade reading, wrighting, and science part of the wasl in order to graduate.

[Timzack]

Haha please point me to this institutionalized racism, oh yeah it doesn't exist. Unless you consider the fact that seattle schools spend thousands of dollars to make sure African Americans and Hispanics have extra means for academics. Which is blatantly unfair to Whites and Asians some of whom are just as poor.

[shanayyy]

Are you serious? You were both unbelievably racist toward minority populations that perform at lower levels (because of INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM) AND you were able to perpetuate the "model minority" myth in the SAME comment. It's rare I see such brazen bigotry all at once.

[advocatebem]

The WASL is not "standardized" as are the SAT, the ACT, or even the GED. The WASL is a costly burden both financially and in the 20%of the academic year is spent "teaching the test." Why don't students in private schools and home schoolers have to pass the WASL?  Education is big money and there are folks out there who would love to profit from the demise of our public schools.