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Major California School District To Fight Alleged Racism By Changing Grading System

Eric Quintanar
Major California School District To Fight Alleged Racism By Changing Grading System
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The second largest public school district in California has approved major changes to the grading-scale system in order to fight alleged racism in the classroom.

According to NBC-7, San Diego Unified School District approved major changes to the grading system earlier this week, including a switch to grading students based on mastery of the material instead of on an average grade calculated throughout the year.

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