Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas.

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2. Probably distributions, benchmarks, later achievement.

If two groups of kids both have GPAs of 3.8, one goes to SUNY and 90% of them graduate in 4 years while the second goes to community colleges and 40% of them fail out in 2 years, perhaps the GPA isn't meaningful.

If one group starts in with calculus or above while the other group, having gotten the same grades in the same math classes, struggles with remedial algebra, perhaps the course grades aren't meaningful.

Both should be, if the courses are the same.

My district uses benchmarks. If my kids' course average is 89 and another teacher's is 79, but her kids do 10 points higher on the benchmark that's aligned with standards and the scope and sequence, I'm going to be talked to.