WBEZ
A West Side Chicago teacher was all smiles as she described her funny and smart six-year-old students, first graders who she said she absolutely “loves, loves, loves.” She takes seriously the task of building a foundation for her students, almost all of them Black and from low-income families, so they compete as they get older.
So when it comes to grades, she focuses on whether they are meeting standards. She gives out few As. Mostly, she gives Cs...
Tags