The San Francisco Unified School District will not adopt a controversial equal hierarchy strategy, which was proposed this week after strong opposition.
According to Principal Maria Su, the strategy, known as the "equity level", was proposed at the SFUSD Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, with the aim of providing "professional development opportunities" for "criteria-based ratings."
According to the voice of San Francisco, according to the proposed criteria, how students score multiple times in the final exam.
Homework and weekly tests will not affect grades, and late assignments will not be absent from school or school.
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The head of the San Francisco Unified School District said the system is suspending its proposed “equity grading” strategy after it was severely opposed by community members and politicians. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The alphabetical system will also undergo significant changes, allowing students with scores of 80 to earn A and students with scores of as low as 21 to pass D with D, the San Francisco voice modeled a “equity grading” system in the San Leandro unified school district.
The new system should be tested in 70 teachers in 14 SFUSD schools until communities, including mayors and lawmakers, oppose the proposal.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wrote on X that education for younger generations is “a education ready for success” and that “the grading changes on SFUSF will not achieve this.”
"I conveyed our point of view to Sfusd. We are optimistic that our children and their future have a better path forward," he wrote.
SFUSD's now-planned grading recommendations will allow students to score 80 points and D points with a score as low as 21. (iStock)
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, r-calif. The proposal was called, ironically describing it as a “excellent solution.”
Kiley wrote on X: “San Francisco offers an excellent solution for failed schools. Students simply don’t fail.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. He also shared his views on the proposed grading system for his personal X account.
He wrote: "My immigrant father asked me where 10% of the missing went when I got 90 points. He came to the United States and had the opportunity to work hard and pursue excellence. It wasn't fair to give 80% of A A AD AD AN, it wasn't fair - it betrayed the American dream, every parent who wanted more children."
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. Criticized the “fair hierarchy” proposal, saying it went against everything his immigrant father taught him about the American dream. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
SU's statement to SFUSD X account on Wednesday said there was no change in grading practices within the district and no action was taken at the meeting.
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She said every student in the district is maintaining a high level and SFUSD’s goal is to “support students’ success by prioritizing learning and mastery.”
Su wrote to some extent: "It's obvious that there are a lot of issues, concerns and misinformation in this proposal. We want to make sure any changes benefit our students."