San Diego Unified School District Changes Grading System to ‘Combat Racism'

[FrostKing]

“This is part of our honest reckoning as a school district,” says SDUSD Vice President Richard Barrera. “If we’re actually going to be an anti-racist school district, we have to confront practices like this that have gone on for years and years.”

During the first semester of last year, 30% of all D or F grades were given to English learners. One in four, 25%, of failing marks went to students with disabilities.By ethnicity, 23% went to Native Americans. Another 23% of failing grades went to Hispanics. And 20% of D or F grades went to Black students. By comparison, just 7% of failing marks went to White students.

Academic grades will now focus on mastery of the material, not a yearly average, which board members say penalizes students who get a slow start, or who struggle at points throughout the year.

Another big change, teachers can no longer consider non-material factors when grading. Things like turning work in on time and classroom behavior will now instead count towards a student's citizenship grade, not their academic grade.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-unified-school-district-changes-grading-system-to-combat-racism/2425346/

[FrostKing]

I understand and empathize with many Hispanics and Latinos whom speak English as a 2nd language and are forced to fill in the gap in school. I had GFs from foreign nations and helped them write papers. I myself struggled with English but had a family friend tutor me in Elementary School.

But Native Americans and Blacks. What on earth is their excuse. No more due dates? No more accountability for disturbing the classroom? I do not understand how this helps them prepare for College or the real world. This nation is nose diving academically and one reason is ideological.