Political Editors: RCI: 'Grading for Equity'
Promoting students by banning grades of zero and leaving no class cut-ups behind.
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Promoting students by banning grades of zero and leaving no class cut-ups behind.
Joe Feldman has faced many tough crowds in the course of successfully selling his “Grading for Equity” program to school districts across the nation. During the consultant’s presentations, teachers concerned
Grades awarded by teachers in report cards can sometimes distort how much students are learning. We sometimes complain but do little about it.
Almost any problem of policy or society today can be traced back to problems with getting affordable housing.
Portland, Oregon's new grading policies would supposedly make academic performance more "equitable" — but it's set up to disincentivize kids.