http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article10215698.html
Recently, the NC Board of Education voted to switch all high school students to a ten point grading scale. Meaning that 100-90 is an A, 80-89 is a B and so forth. Originally this change was only going to be for 2015 rising freshman, but after much deliberation the school board decided it would be not only unfair, but impossible. It would be impossible because there are many classes in which students of all grades attend. The change will not apply to grades put in before the 2015-2016 school year. Parents and school officials have lobbied the state of dropping the seven point scale and it has finally passed.
This is related to our AP gov class because, we have just finished discussing lobbying and all that lobbyists do. Not only have official lobbyists been lobbying but normal people as well. This is related to our state government as well.
I think this change is fantastic. I have always wanted a ten point scale, and I am so happy it is finally going to happen. There has been many instances where I received a 90-92 on an important grade and was worried that it was going to bring my overall grade to a B. Also, it will help North Carolinian students to become more successful when applying to colleges because many other states have also adopted the ten point grading scale.
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