Grading for Equity coming to San Francisco high schools this fall

[mountaineer]

Grading for Equity coming to San Francisco high schools this fall
 District materials highlight a decrease in A grades for ‘more privileged’ students.
by John Trasviña
May 27, 2025
The Voice of San Francisco

Without seeking approval of the San Francisco Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Maria Su plans to unveil a new Grading for Equity plan on Tuesday that will go into effect this fall at 14 high schools and cover over 10,000 students. The school district is already negotiating with an outside consultant to train teachers in August in a system that awards a passing C grade to as low as a score of 41 on a 100-point exam.

Were it not for an intrepid school board member, the drastic change in grading with implications for college admissions and career readiness would have gone unnoticed and unexplained. It is buried in a three-word phrase on the last page of a PowerPoint presentation embedded in the school board meeting’s 25-page agenda. The plan comes during the last week of the spring semester while parents are assessing the impact of over $100 million in budget reductions and deciding whether to remain in the public schools this fall. While the school district acknowledges that parent aversion to this grading approach is typically high and understands the need for “vigilant communication,” outreach to parents has been minimal and may be nonexistent. The school district’s Office of Equity homepage does not mention it and a page containing the SFUSD definition of equity has not been updated in almost three years. 

Grading for Equity eliminates homework or weekly tests from being counted in a student’s final semester grade. All that matters is how the student scores on a final examination, which can be taken multiple times. Students can be late turning in an assignment or showing up to class or not showing up at all without it affecting their academic grade. Currently, a student needs a 90 for an A and at least 61 for a D. Under the San Leandro Unified School District’s grading for equity system touted by the San Francisco Unified School District and its consultant, a student with a score as low as 80 can attain an A and as low as 21 can pass with a D.   ...

If there's a single sane parent living within this school district, PLEASE remove your children from the schools!

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Or another name for the 'Dumb-down curriculum'

Leftists never elevate people to achieve higher productivity or wealth.

Instead, they reduce standards to drag down successful or talented people to achieve equity 'for the good of society'.

That is called Communism and is always demeaning and non-productive

[mountaineer]

     May 28, 2025
San Francisco students can graduate with FAILING grades under new 'Grading for Equity' guidelines
Students may submit assignments late, fail to attend class, or choose not to attend at all without consequence to their academic performance.
Katie Daviscourt
The Post Millennial

On Tuesday, the San Francisco public school district announced a new grading policy that will allow students to graduate classes with a score as low as 21 percent. The "Grading for Equity" method eliminates homework and weekly test scores from a student's final semester grade.

Instead, there will be one test at the end of each semester to decide if a student has passed the class. The final exam can be retaken several times, The Voice San Francisco reported. ...

Students may submit assignments late, fail to attend class, or choose not to attend at all without consequence to their academic performance. ...

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

So, San Francisco is finally admitting that white supremacists have been right all along ... minorities are racially inferior and cannot accomplish the same level of achievement as their Aryan classmates.

Great job, San Fran, you lazy limousine liberal bigots, racists, and white supremacists.  You are not doing them any favors by condemning poor, public school children to the a lifetime tyranny of ignorance.

[Fishrrman]

I read yesterday that as a result of intense pressure and opprobrium, this policy change has been postponed for a year...