Item: Spokane elementary schools switch to number grades/Jody Lawrence-Turner

More Info: Most elementary students in Spokane Public Schools are seeing their new report cards for the first time this week; instead of A, B, C, D or F, it’s 4, 3, 2 or 1. The new number system, called “standards-based grading and reporting,” is based on how well the students meet state and national standards in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Instead of one letter grade for a whole topic, the numbers correlate to specific elements of learning within that topic.

Question: What do you think of the number grades?