Is that possible? I thought it is already as dumbed down as it can go.
You know better than to ever say that things can’t possibly get any worse.
As of this year, our school district U46 in Illinois has banned the “F” grade. In addition, absences can only affect the grade of the the top 10%. It cannot affect other students.
This was the deal for Illinois to opt out of NCLB, and how they got an exemption.
Those who perform at the bottom 25% will not be included in the law, because they will be considered “handicapped”, and thus immune from the overall ranking of national schools. Also, those on public aid, and those on medical waiver will not be included (almost every minority) and those who receive free lunches, are not included in the pool of MAP testing, because that would be racism.
This was pushed by the union, and you can be that Illinois will meet all of our goals next year, prompting an automatic 22% raise for all public school employees (which is not really a raise! It’s due to performance!!!!) blah blah blah. Plus their raise for classes they attend (which is automatic) and for tenure and years in, plus bonus for kissing ass.
I expect a few responses from teachers telling what an evil fuck I am.
If you are not a resident of Illinois, Don’t Tread on Me.