There is Always More to the Story

 I can see it now - a dark room, filled with bourbon and cigars, incessant toasting, and large bellow laughter as the media releases individual school letter grades. These individuals are so pleased that "their created narrative" is finally playing out. It is even better that the media is doing the work for them as it will keep their hands cleaner. It has been a long time coming - all in the name of "transparency." However the story behind letter grades is FAR from transparent to the general public. So let's share the true facts...... The law creating school grades is not new. The first school grade legislation passed in 2017. After signing into law, the Commissioner of Education (Dr. Candice McQueen) put together a comprehensive working group to tackle the enormous task of defining the complexity of school success into a single letter grade. After a lengthy time of intense research and collaboration, a formula was created that would be implemented.  Then testin