It’s official: NYC relaxes grading policies in wake of massive shift to remote learning

Chalkbeat: New York City schools will relax normal grading procedures across all ages and expand summer course work for students who need it, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, unveiling the city’s official policy six weeks into the shift to remote learning.

The new policy, which could dramatically reshape the competitive admissions process to get into coveted middle and high schools, takes into account that students may be experiencing trauma and have difficulties accessing online learning, the mayor said.

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