A is for Average: footnotes from the introduction

1) Here’s the link to the article by The Voice of San Francisco breaking the “Grading for Equity” story.

Bonus: Here’s the link to the San Francisco Unified District School Board’s public document asking for additional information about the new “Grading for Equity” policy. And here’s a screenshot of the response:

A screenshot of a Google Docs document titled "Commissioner Requests for Information (Board A...)." The page contains text regarding goals and initiatives related to educational grading practices, including sections titled "Goal 3" and "Grading for Equity initiative (Interim Goal 3.2)." The content discusses improving teachers' grading practices, the purpose of the initiative, and reasons for district implementation.

For additional reading on grading for equity, I recommend:

This link from an article by the left-leaning San Francisco Chronicle.

This link from an article by the right-leaning California Globe.

Has your district adopted “Grading for Equity”? Or has your district succumbed to an “A is for Average” mentality that lowers the bar for grading? I’d love to get the specifics! Here’s a quick and easy form to let me know what you’re seeing…