Illinois School District’s Shift to Equitable Grading Is Misrepresented Online
by Saranac Hale Spencer
Jun 08, 2022
3 minutes
Quick Take
A school district in Illinois is considering implementing “equitable grading,” which would focus more on evaluating student learning than class participation or homework. A conservative website misrepresented the idea as a “race-based grading system” in a story that went viral. The equitable grading system would apply to all students.
Full Story
A website called West Cook News — which is part of a network of sites that look like news outlets and are connected to a conservative think tank — posted a story on May 30 that misrepresented and politicized a suburban Chicago school board meeting.
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