Civics Test Requirement for Graduates Appears Imminent

Very likely that a new graduation requirement for Wisconsin high schoolers will be in place in time for the 2017 graduating class. That’s the plan for the civics requirement thought up by republican state rep Jim Edming. A citizenship test largely drawn from the questions that new US citizens have to take. Not asking a lot of new graduates, insists Edming

The civics testing requirement is now part of the state budget and will likely only get removed by a governor Walker veto. Students would have to get a 60% on the test to pass.