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The problem with A-F report cards for schools and school districts

The problem with A-F report cards for schools and school districts

Update: 2023-10-06
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"What separates an F school from an A school? What separates the schools at the top from those at the bottom? Affluence," writes Rep. John Waldron in his latest column. He represents Tulsa’s District 77 in the Oklahoma House. Previously, he worked as a social studies and history teacher at Booker T. Washington High School. He joins Ginnie Graham to talk about why A-F grades are problematic for the state's schools and districts. They also talk about the state's "lunch debt" problem and some startling statistics on corporal punishment in schools.




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The problem with A-F report cards for schools and school districts

The problem with A-F report cards for schools and school districts

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