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Dear John,

The vast majority of parents in Canada easily understand letter grades on report cards, but are confused by the new “descriptive” grading recently adopted in British Columbia.

In September 2023, the B.C. government replaced letter grades — such as A, B, C, D, etc. — on K-9 report cards with a “proficiency scale,” which includes the descriptive terms “emerging” and “extending.”

According to a new Leger poll, 58% of parents in Canada said the descriptive grade "extending" is “unclear and difficult” to understand and 57% said the descriptive grade "emerging" is “unclear and difficult” to understand.

This should serve as a warning to any province or school board thinking about adopting this type of convoluted descriptive grading.

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Sincerely,

Niels Veldhuis

President

The Fraser Institute

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