Posts Tagged ‘grading’

‘Woke’ Chicago High School Launches Race-Based Grading System to ‘Equalize Test Scores’

A “woke” high school in Chicago is forcing teachers to score black students higher than their white counterparts as part of a new ‘anti-racist’ program. Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require […] The post ‘Woke’ Chicago High School Launches Race-Based Grading System to ‘Equalize Test Scores’ appeared first on News Punch.

Chicago High School to Implement Race-Based Grading System to ‘Equalize Test Scores Among Racial Groups’

“Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students,” West Cook News reports.

Grading is Racist “White Language Supremacy” Says Arizona State Professor

Combating White Language Supremacy To combat White Language Supremacy, professor Inoue promotes Labor-Based Grading. “White language supremacy in writing classrooms is due to the uneven and diverse linguistic legacies that everyone inherits, and the racialized white discourses that are used as standards, which give privilege to those students who embody those habits of white language already,” said […]

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Grading Biden’s Build Back Better Deal

Above Photo: (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) What’s In The Latest Version Of Biden And The Democrats’ Massive Social Spending Plan? Not Everything Progressives Wanted, But More Than Might Have Been Expected Under A Centrist President. How good is the budget deal framework put forward by the Biden White House last week? It depends on your […]

ASU Dean Writes Book Alleging That Grading Students’ Writing Is “White Supremacy”

By Ben Zeisloft via CampusReform.org An Arizona State University academic wrote a book explaining why grading students’ work based on quality is “white supremacy.” Asao Inoue – who teaches first-year writing courses and serves as associate dean for Academic Affairs, Equity, and Inclusion – wrote Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom, in which […]

San Diego School District Announces it Will Eliminate Grading Standards to “Combat Racism”

The San Diego Unified School District has announced that it will eliminate its previously used grading standards in order to “combat racism”. The move came about after it was revealed that just 7% of D or F grades are handed out to white students, while 23% went to Native Americans, 23% of failing grades went […]

Chris Hedges, Tim DeChristopher On Far-Reaching Effects Of Climate Change

Print Friendly Above Photo: Tim DeChristopher on “Days of Revolt.” In this week’s episode of “Days of Revolt,” Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges sits down with Tim DeChristopher, founder of the Climate Disobedience Center. The two analyze how the industrialized world fails to significantly confront climate change, beginning with the “exercise in make-believe” that was the 2015 Paris climate conference. […]

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