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Parent urges district to "get priorities back in line," criticizes curriculum and reading outcomes
Summary
During the non-agenda public forum, a long-time Oshkosh parent criticized district curriculum changes — citing phonics, cursive, new math, and pandemic-era policies — and said the district faces low reading and math performance among many students.
At the Aug. 13 meeting's non-agenda public forum, Matt Took of Oshkosh told the board he has had children in the district for more than two decades and urged the district to reconsider recent curriculum changes.
"First one is the elimination of phonics, which has been a disaster for reading performance," Took said. He listed other concerns, including removal of…
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