Public Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warnsForget reading, writing and arithmetic – the real “R” public schools are teaching these days is “reducing (academic) rigor” by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The Hill argues. “The… Read More
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Student fails psych paper for citing Bible on gender, files complaint against OUA junior at the University of Oklahoma has filed a religious discrimination complaint against the school after receiving a zero on a psychology response-paper, in which she… Read More
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Majority of teachers disapprove of ‘equitable’ grading practices that ‘enable laziness,’ survey showsMost K-12 teachers are giving equitable grading practices an F, a recent survey discovered. Michael Petrilli, president of the Fordham Institute, explains equitable grading policies were invented by those who… Read More
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Analysts: New York skews reading, math scores to create ‘illusion’ of improved student performanceNew York State is skewing reading and math proficiency rates to make K-12 schools appear more effective, according to a recent policy analysis. On Aug. 11, the New York State… Read More
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Could a ‘high school readiness’ metric help parents evaluate K-8 education?Since the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of parents are questioning whether public schools deliver the quality of education they’ve promised. Now, the Fordham Institute, an education reform think tank,… Read More
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Rochester Public Schools abolishes pandemic-era ‘equitable’ grading(The Center Square) – A Minnesota school district is finally giving its students back the freedom to fail. Rochester Public Schools implemented a “no credit” grading policy in 2020, in… Read More
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Atlanta professor allegedly fired for refusing to inflate grades at an HBCUA former economics professor at Atlanta’s Spelman College alleges he was fired after he refused to inflate grades in an econometrics class. Spelman, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… Read More
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Teachers at a Virginia school district can again give zeros to students who do no work, but 50% remains the bottom for any effortA school district in Virginia reversed a change to its grading policy, allowing teachers to again give students zeros for not turning in assignments. Last year, Fairfax County Public Schools… Read More
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Second Kansas City-area school district lowers bar for grades; new bottom is 50%, ‘any effort’ earns 60%Students in a Kansas City-area school district who do no work could end a course with 50% on their record, and with “any effort” receive a minimum of 60%. That’s… Read More
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‘Grade grubbing.’ Some high school and college students want good grades without the work, says surveyA survey of nearly 300 high school teachers and college professors found that students frequently ask for better grades than they’ve earned, also known as grade… Read More
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Arlington Public Schools lowers grading standards in the name of ‘equity’A Virginia school district is revising its grading policies to create “equitable grading processes.” The new policies allow students to redo assignments, turn in late… Read More