“When the school district in Maple Ridge, B.C., asked for volunteers to pilot a new report-card system that abandons traditional letter grades, officials expected a few schools to sign up. Instead, 17 of the district’s 21 schools stepped forward.” …
It’s kind of an odd article. It contains the same info that was in a magazine piece over 3 years ago. http://www.canadianfamily.ca/kids/saying-goodbye-to-letter-grades/
The Globe and Mail is based in Ontario. Ontario hasn’t had letter grades for a very long time, at least 18 years. So, how is BC leading the push?
Both articles are confused about the terms “letter grades” and “grades”. They use the terms interchangeably.