Schoolhouse Limbo: How Low Will Educators Go to ‘Better’ Grades?

Schoolhouse Limbo: How Low Will Educators Go to ‘Better’ Grades?
Students leave an elementary school in Seattle on March 11, 2020. John Moore/Getty Images
Vince Bielski
RealClearInvestigations
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Maryland’s new education chief, Carey Wright, an old-school champion of rigorous standards, is pushing back against efforts in other states to boost test scores by essentially lowering their expectations of students.

Vince Bielski, a former senior editor at Bloomberg, reports on the environment, clean energy, education, and immigration for RealClearInvestigations. His work has appeared in Bloomberg, Spin, Mercury News (San Jose), San Francisco Focus, and many other publications.