Thousands of Baltimore high school students will see a boost in grade point averages this fall as the district rolls out a policy change that gives students more credit for taking rigorous courses.
The change comes in response to a 2014 revelation — brought to light by students from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute — that city students were earning fewer points toward weighted grade-point averages for honors and Advanced Placement classes than their peers in other school districts across Maryland. That put them at a competitive disadvantage for college acceptance and scholarships.
School board members said last year that they were stunned to learn of the disparity and vowed reform. The new system will now weight honors and AP classes at one of the highest rates in the state. It will be applied to students entering high school this year and retroactively to current students.
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6 comments:
Grade inflation. That's why you have to judge performance based on the course load AND rank.
How low can they go?? Over the last 30 years BOE only solution is to lower the standard. With ALL the millions they get year after year this is the best they can do. If your stupid your stupid nothing is going to change that. Not to mention most don't care to learn UNCLE SAM TAKEN CARE OF YOU!!!
That's wy sinse im a colledge gradiate thet i cen know reed end right legitimetlee. Thenk yew collage fer maiking me smart enouht two get a job know.!
Just putting more water into the soup.
Or making a building taller by changing the numbers of the floors.
7:00 PM you graduated from UMES right?
7:00 that was some funny stuff!
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