Grading Policy during COVID-19

Today Success Academy is in the news for announcing that they are going to be keeping same the grading policies during school closures due to COVID-19. It's just one of the many ways in which Success Academy has been out in front consistently in the wake of COVID-19, as it pertains to emergency instructional continuity. Grading policy is one of the many aspects of teaching & learning that is being considered and reconsidered right now. In each case, we're seeing a debate unfold about whether we need to totally reimagine how we've done things in the past. Others that are worth following are teacher licensure, teacher training and teacher certification; admissions and enrollment (primarily for higher education – but I can imagine that there are plenty of significant K-12 implications to consider as well); and others.

(Success Academy, NYC’s largest charter network, will continue grading students during coronavirus pandemic).