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Submitted By: Michele Zuckerman
TUESDAY, JULY 1 2008

Thanks to the Loudoun Times-Mirror for last week's editorial in support of changing Loudoun County Public Schools' grading scale from the current seven-point system to the nationally recognized 10-point system. As the editorial stated, the 10-point grading scale would put our students on a level playing field with students from all across the nation when it comes to college admissions, admissions to college honors programs and consideration for merit scholarships. Add to that list NCAA eligibility and "good student" discounts on auto insurance. Converting to the 10-point grading scale seems to many of us just a matter of common sense.

Unfortunately, when Kathy Lague, a founder of FairGrade Loudoun, presented to School Board members at the June 3 meeting an invitation to attend FairGrade Loudoun's informational meeting, three members of the School Board felt the need to comment negatively on any change to the current grading scale, without having examined the considerable amount of evidence that FairGrade Loudoun, in cooperation with Fairfax County's FairGrade group, has gathered. None of the School Board members, nor any member of the school administration, attended FairGrade Loudoun's presentation.

To date, FairGrade Loudoun has gathered nearly 1,000 signatures on a petition to the School Board asking them to consider changing to the 10-point grading system. Loudoun residents interested in signing the petition can find a link to it on FairGrade Loudoun's Web site, which can be found at www.fairgradeloudoun.org.

 

Michele Zuckerman

FairGrade Loudoun

fairgradeloudoun@gmail.com

 

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