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11 Texas school districts take support for minimum grades to court today
- 06-28-2010
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By Katherine Leal Unmuth/Education Week (subscription required)
School districts are taking the Texas education commissioner to court today to argue that they have the right to boost failing report card grades to at least a 50. Many Texas districts have had policies for years that establish minimum grades of 50, 60 or even 70 for assignments and report cards. So if a student failed and earned a zero, his or her grade was automatically brought up to the minimum score. Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, sponsored legislation passed last year intended to put a stop to the practice. It barred districts from setting minimum grade requirements for classroom assignments. (more...)
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