North Carolina proposes lowering ‘F’ grade to just 39 percent
Student grades would be unaffected by the changing scale system, but would allow underperforming schools to continue operating.
Related: Yet: “The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”.
“If we don’t reach our benchmarks in five years, they can shut us down”. There is no public school in Madison that has closed because only 7 to 9% of black children have been reading at grade level for the last 20 to 30 years”.
2009: 1 year summary of Madison’s “standards based report cards”.
