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Board adopts updated AP Economics text; committee discusses state Act 20 third-grade policy and middle school schedule options
Summary
The board approved Krugman's Economics as the AP Economics resource. The Teaching & Learning Committee discussed Wisconsin Act 20 requirements for third-grade promotion/retention policy (adopt by July 1, 2025; enforce no later than Sept. 1, 2027) and reviewed two middle-school schedule options including an alternate-day elective model.
The School District of Waukesha Board of Education on May 14 approved a replacement AP Economics text and heard committee briefings on a new state literacy law (Act 20) implementation and proposed middle-school schedule changes.
On a unanimous 9–0 vote, the board adopted Krugman's Economics for the AP course to replace the district’s existing AP Economics resource, which the teaching team said had not been substantially revised since 2006. Betty Koenig, presenting the Teaching & Learning Committee recommendation, said the updated text better aligns instruction with AP macro and micro exams. The motion to adopt the text was moved by Koenig and seconded by Anthony Zenobia.
Why it matters: the adoption sets the textbook resource for AP Economics classes starting when the district implements…
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