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Why Schools Should Ditch A–F Grades And Focus On Mastery

A better way forward out of the pandemic

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Michael B. Horn
Jul 29, 2020
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Scott Ellis, founder and CEO of MasteryTrack and a national expert in reinventing K–12 schools, joined me to talk about why traditional grading doesn’t make the grade and what’s a better way forward for schools, especially with the opportunity to rethink grading coming out of the pandemic. You can watch the conversation here.

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