52% of US Schools have begun rolling out a new program called Equatable grading

Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here.

Equitable Grading means American students will have

- Unlimited test retakes
- No zeros for missing work
- No homework, homework’s is excluded from final grades
- No late penalties
- No required participation

“In short, everyone passes and more than half of US public schools have already adopted at least one of these policies and some districts have adopted all of them.

Teachers themselves are calling it academic fraud. Meanwhile, the US already spends more per student than almost any other developed nation and our students are performing near the bottom. For example:

- American 15 year olds placed 28th out of 37 countries in math and reading and math scores just hit their lowest levels in 20 years
- In some districts, over 50% of middle school students are already three or more grade levels behind, yet they're still being pushed through the system.

Apparently, schools are implementing this to raise test scores, improve graduation rates, and close achievement gaps tied to race and income — This is the classroom version of handing out participation trophies to every kid on the field and it's not just lowering the bar, it's destroying it.”

- 52%: Schools/districts using at least one Equitable Grading policy (e.g., no zeros, retakes, or late-work leniency).
- 34%: Using 2-3 Equitable Grading policies.
- 6%: Using 4+ Equitable Grading policies (full “package” implementation).
- Higher adoption of Equitable Grading in middle schools (e.g., 55% in majority-minority middle schools) and urban/district-wide settings.