Kudos to parent Celia Valel for calling out Louis Riel School Division’s support of ungrading. @winnipegnews published an article by retired educator Ken Clark that gaslights parents. LRSD won’t share Glenlawn performance data—why? 🤔 Tip: Ask for one research article that shows ungrading improves student academic outcomes. It doesn’t exist.
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Madison’s grading schemes over the years are worth a look as well.
and, via Chris Rickert:
It’s also laid bare what could be an inequity in the new guaranteed-admission regime because most Dane County public high schools also don’t weigh their grades for difficulty — meaning that, in theory, students who get straight A’s in all regular-level classes could have a better chance at getting in to UW than students who take more challenging honors and advanced placement classes but also have a few B’s sprinkled in with their A’s.
