The BECE grading system for Junior High School is structured to assess students in core subjects such as Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science, and Social Studies, along with electives ...

The new reporting system—which was explained in detail in The Washington Post —was adopted for the county’s 132 elementary schools after a pilot program was conducted in 25 schools.

Under the current rating system, around 67% of schools get A or B grades from the state. But that’s expected to drop to around 30% under the new system, according to BESE estimates.

Teachers skeptical of Grading for Learning say that they saw the potential value of the new system when it was first being rolled out and introduced. Many recognized that grading had become too ...