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[quote=Anonymous]Critics of grading for equity say there is [b]not enough empirical data[/b] or experience to suggest that the purported successes of the approach could work at scale. But Feldman says his book is replete with research citations, and he produced a 2018 report, School Grading Policies Are Failing Children: A Call to Action for Equitable Grading, with data from external evaluators culled from a survey of grading in two districts before and after they adopted equitable grading practices. The first district, comprising four suburban or rural high schools, surveyed 3,700 grades issued [b]by 24 teachers[/b]. The second was an urban district with two middle schools and one high school where 10,000 grades issued [b]by 37 teachers[/b] were charted. In both cases [b]the number of Ds and Fs declined, as did the number of As[/b]. The report’s data also show a narrowing of achievement gaps between white and nonwhite students and between students of varying socioeconomic backgrounds.

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1. Feldman's data = 24 + 37 teachers.  In vaccine terms, the vaccine trail hasn't even started but FDA (schools) are mandating it on kids.  
2. "the number of Ds and Fs declined, as did the number of As" - how is inflating grades from F to pass & bring down top students' performance being touted as a success?  [/quote]

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