Bill Would Lower Failing Grades For Public School Performance To 39 Percent

RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Local) — North Carolina is considering a bill that would significantly lower the the scale used to grade the performance of state public schools.
A bill making its way through the state’s General Assembly is proposing a 15-point grading scale, changing an F grade from a 59 percent to a 39 percent, CBS affiliate WNCN reported.
The state has been using a 15-point grading scale to rate schools for several years, but the scale is set to revert back to a traditional 10-