The Case for P.S. 35
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On November 5 the Department of Education released single-letter grades for 1,200 schools claiming A’s and F’s would help parents make better decisions. Yet, all over New York, the grades have been either condemned or questioned, mostly because they rely too heavily on test scores, and do not even use that data well.
What has been discussed less, however, is the educational fallout from inaccurate grades. No good can come when schools that ought to be models for our city are labeled failing institutions.
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