At the start of the third quarter, 2010, the controversial grading policy for Prince George’s County Schools changed. No longer is a 50% the lowest possible grade a student can receive as it was at the beginning of the school year. With this policy a student could score badly on a test or assignment or [...]
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Firing Entire Staff of Teachers?
Would a district desperate to improve test scores ever decide to simply fire every teacher on staff at one school and start fresh? The implications of a decision like this are huge, yet one Rhode Island school district has decided to do just that. In Providence, Rhode Island, Central Falls district has made the striking [...]
