Bard President to Meet With City Over C Grade

As I've noted before, I suspect there will be many articles like this one: an unusual school and/or unusual circumstances that lead to what may be an incorrect or misleading grade.  Let's hope the DOE deals with these situations sensibly so support of the entire grading system isn't eroded.

One of New York’s most prominent educators, Leon  Botstein, the president of Bard College, has joined the chorus of criticism over the City Department of  Education’s blunt new A through F rating system for public schools, saying in an interview yesterday that it was “reductive” and “depressing.”

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November 9, 2007
Bard President to Meet With City Over C Grade
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/education/09school.html

One of New York’s most prominent educators, Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, has joined the chorus of criticism over the City Department of Education’s blunt new A through F rating system for public schools, saying in an interview yesterday that it was “reductive” and “depressing.”