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“Queens councilman rips NYC high school admissions process” A Queens pol is pushing for changes to New York City’s high school admissions process after parents of high-performing students were left fuming last week when their kids got shut out of their top choices. In a memo to the Department of Education obtained by The Post,…
“NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards” Once again, the state Board of Regents is using the pandemic as an excuse for lowering high-school graduation requirements: letting students more easily appeal failing scores on Regents exams through the end of this school year. Seniors must score a 65 or higher to pass…
“#Letters to the Editor — Sept. 6, 2021” The Issue: The New York City Department of Education’s push to ban honor rolls and class rankings. Honor rolls and awards should definitely be abolished, but not for the reasons stated by the Department of Education (“DOE’s War on Excellence,” Editorial, Sept. 2). The editorial board is…
“#It’s time for Canadian universities to go gradeless” Jonah Dunch: In pass/fail evaluation systems, students learn more, feel better and naturally gravitate to areas that suit their skills Without the fear of a GPA drop, might students be more adventurous with their studies? (iStock) Back in March, many universities in Canada and worldwide switched to…
“#Richard Carranza’s grading policy will bar failing marks: NYC DOE” Chancellor Richard Carranza’s highly anticipated new grading policy for this school year will again ban failing marks, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post, riling educators and parents. The city Department of Education document, titled “Grading Policy 2020-2021,” says schools should use the…
“#De Blasio-Carranza school leadership has lost confidence of everyone” On top of all its other failures this year, the city Department of Education is insisting on rules for COVID-19 testing that infuriate many parents. The DOE insists on doing its own random tests — ones done by outside MDs won’t count. And parents of even…
“#Attendance, grades, advanced courses best predict if HISD students will go to college” Credit: HERC/Rice Kinder Institute The best way to predict whether Houston ISD students will go to college is to examine a combination of attendance rates, grades, and credits in advanced courses, according to a study by Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium…
“#Study: News reports of education ‘achievement gaps’ may perpetuate stereotypes of Black Americans” Scholars have warned that the framing of racial “achievement gaps” in tests scores, grades, and other education outcomes may perpetuate racial stereotypes and encourage people to explain the gaps as the failure of students and their families rather than as resulting from…