Are Schools Inflating Grades?

Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Heather Vogell | Feb. 8, 2009 (Special Report)
Marks from teachers, test scores vary widely

Some metro Atlanta high schools routinely award stellar grades to students who can’t pass standardized tests in the subject, leaving them potentially unprepared for college, a state study has found.

The results could mean teachers are either handing out good marks too easily or not teaching the state curriculum well, experts say.

The study released last week found the End of Course Tests were generally much harder for high school ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 8, 2009 - 5:42 AM PST
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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Feb. 8, 2009

An interesting look into the finer points classroom grading and the correlation to standardized tests. The piece accurately captures a huge gray area in education. In-depth and thoughtfully written.

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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Feb. 8, 2009
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John Hopkins
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 by John Hopkins - Feb. 9, 2009

It's remarkable that the state school superintendent would have no comment on this. Did the report come out that late on Friday afternoon? Didn't the academics give the state a heads-up about what was coming?

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