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San Francisco School District Abandons Equity Grading Pilot Following Criticism

Superintendent Maria Su said the district will spend the next year on community input following widespread criticism of a proposal to de-emphasize homework alongside attendance in grading.

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SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su backed off a plan for a pilot program to look at different ways of grading students after backlash.
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Overview

  • SFUSD’s proposed Grading for Equity model would have removed homework, quizzes and attendance from semester grades and centered evaluation on final exams with unlimited retakes.
  • The draft policy set new thresholds—80% for an A, 41% for a C and 21% for a D—mirroring a system already used by nearby San Leandro Unified.
  • Mayor Daniel Lurie, Reps. Ro Khanna and Kevin Kiley joined parents and teachers in denouncing the plan as a dilution of academic standards.
  • Maria Su announced the pilot will not move forward next year to allow time for meaningful community engagement and to address questions and misinformation.
  • Before the cancellation, the district had planned to vote on a $172,000 contract to train about 70 teachers under consultant Joe Feldman’s equitable grading framework.