(first I could't find the right subject to put it in... please move to better subject - also this is really only valid to students in the state of Washington) The state of Washington has multiple requirements for education, including the WASL, but the future is still uncertain. The WASL has been called the toughest standard needed to pass high school. The public's reaction is shocking due to the fact that students only have one …showed first 75 words of 1169 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1169 total…for all the students to pass, especially with the 8th graders this year. But when they graduate they will know they will ready for the world outside of high school. Just the idea of not knowing what will happen if a student does not pass the WASL is very stressful, and the legislature needs to figure out the consequences so we can pass this information on to the students to help them understand the expectations.