More students appear to be earning A’s and B’s on their progress reports in New York. State Education officials reported Thursday that they plan to make changes to the grading system used throughout the schools.
Shael Polakow-Suransky, the department’s chief accountability officer stated “We are going to raise the bar,” adding that eventhough he wishes there to be more of an assortment of grades, “At the same time, when we set clear goals and schools meet them, they need to be recognized and rewarded for that.”
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