Show-Me School Leaders Against 'Unfair' Single Letter Grades?!?

Not just a George Carlin bit . . . But real life advocacy against any form of standards. 

Here's the word and a WaPo op/ed . . . 

"As the parent of a public education student and a parent organizer, I am concerned about the Missouri governor’s proposed A-F School Grading Framework that requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a plan that will assign a single letter grade to our public schools and districts.

"The current plan to calculate this letter grade is mostly based on the Missouri Assessment Program tests taken by public education students in the spring.

"The use of the A-F framework is flawed and will not improve student outcomes. A low grade won’t result in the school or district receiving any additional state funding for reading intervention or math programs and it won’t raise teacher pay to attract and retain quality teachers."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri schools deserve better than a single letter grade

The plan will not improve student outcomes.