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[quote=Anonymous]It wasn't necessarily a crusade on Wormeli's part; maybe he just failed to cash in like Feldman has. Let's see, his book "Fair isn't always equal" came out in 2006. Feldman's book came out in 2018. Feldman really gets the credit for popularizing this. He also has a for-profit company called the Crescendo group. ACPS hired his group along with many other school districts in the country (https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Crescendo-Contract-Fully-Executed-dtg.pdf). His website has little to no data to back up anything he says, but he is probably making lots of money. I don't know if FCPS hired Crescendo Group. Looks like Wormeli just goes around getting speaking fees and people still buy his book.

I thought all of this came about because of Covid and trying to close the gap. But I came across this (equity grading has been in the works for sometime just in case your wondering how did this all come about): https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/VADOE/2021/01/25/file_attachments/1670340/01-25-21%20Primer%20on%20Traditional%20and%20Equitable%20Grading%20Practices.pdf

Fairfax County Public Schools
In 2016, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced a series of grading policy reforms for
secondary schools.60 FCPS shifted away from punitive grading practices by separating work
habits from achievement in reported grades and requiring teachers to set reasonable late work
policies that include entering an “M” for missing assignments and “I” for incomplete. The school
board also enacted a no-zero grading policy that encouraged a minimum grade of 50% on all
assignments in which reasonable attempts were made by students.61 The new guidelines
specified that zeros could be assigned in cases where multiple opportunities to complete work
had been granted but students had failed to do so.
In 2017, FCPS surveyed over 12,000 middle and high school students about their experiences
with the developed changes. Among the results, over 70% of students reported reassessment
opportunities on major exams improved either their learning, their grade, or both.62 Nearly 69%
of respondents reported the ability to turn in late work improved their learning and/or grade,
while nearly 22% reported not needing to turn in late work.

Looks like kids answered a survey and said they like retakes and turning stuff in late. [/quote]

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