Lujan Grisham repeals A-F school grading system

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in January used a pen and her executive powers to do away with the state’s controversial teacher-evaluation system and the PARCC standards-based tests — two initiatives her predecessor, Susana Martinez, implemented by executive rule.

On Thursday, with another signature, Lujan Grisham repealed the state’s contentious A-F school grading system — another Martinez initiative, but one backed by the state Legislature.

Senate Bill 229, introduced by Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, charges the Public Education Department with coming up with a new school accountability system to meet the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The bill calls for the Education Department to create a school dashboard showing how each of the state’s public schools are faring in terms of graduation rates, student proficiency outcomes, reliance on federal Title I funds and the progress of English-language learners.

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Good. It was beyond stupid.

And while it probably has little or nothing to do with No Child Left Behind, it's important to know that NCLB was set up so that by about 2015 nearly every single school district in the country would be a failing district. This was widely disseminated back then, and somehow got lost.