Seattle will give high-school students A鈥檚 or incompletes; colleges urged to adopt generous grading
The Seattle School Board on Monday adopted a policy giving all high-school students either A鈥檚 or incomplete grades for the spring 2020 semester to reflect the hardships of remote learning. The change was recommended by Seattle schools superintendent Denise Juneau.
Meanwhile, Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib called on the state鈥檚 colleges and universities to adopt 鈥済enerous and consistent grading policies鈥 to help students maintain their GPAs, meet financial-aid award requirements and make progress toward earning a degree at a time when many students鈥 academic lives have been severely disrupted by COVID-19.
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