Suburban school district to change its high school grading system

Suburban school district to change its high school grading system

A suburban Chicago school district is making a major change to its high school grading system, with school officials saying in a letter to parents the new system will provide “several benefits” to students. Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 announced the change in a letter to parents last week as part of an “important update.” The change, which will transition the high school from a 5.0 unweighted grading scale to a standard …