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Document Number: 6412

Statewide Uniform Grading Scales MS Word PDF - Grading practices have traditionally been addressed at the local level, but with growing concern about grade inflation and/or the use of grades for high-stakes purposes such as merit scholarships, some states now address grading scales in state policy. This ECS StateNote discusses the four states – Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and West Virginia – that have adopted a statewide grading scale, as well as Tennessee, which has convened a taskforce to develop a statewide grading scale. (Molly Burke, Education Commission of the States, October 2005)...
Author: Molly Burke
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