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Monday, April 15, 2013

PPH: Democrats brand A-F grading system a 'scarlet letter' for schools

By Michael Shepherd mshepherd@mainetoday.com
State House Bureau

A proposed A-F grading system for Maine schools was one of the biggest policy revelations in Gov. Paul LePage's February State of the State address.

Since then, the Department of Education has said the system would not carry any official consequences for districts -- it would incorporate factors such as test scores, graduation rates and improvement in scores in order to show parents and taxpayers how schools are doing.

It's no surprise that Democrats, wary of most of LePage's proposed reforms and linked closely with the Maine Education Association, a teacher's union, oppose it.