Overview

• State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education committee's plan awaits full board approval.
• Current high school grading system criticized for inflating performance with 67% receiving A's and B's.
• New system will see only about 30% of high schools achieving top grades and impose a minimum ACT score of 20.
• Revised metrics will double the weight of student improvement for elementary and middle schools.
• Critics argue the changes may overemphasize test scores and undermine career and college prep programs.