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A bill to delay and possibly change the proposed A-F grading scale for public schools is making its way through the General Assembly. The House of Delegates Education Committee approved a bill last week that would delay implementation of the A-F school grading system that ranks schools based on SOL performance. A school that gets an "A" receives full accreditation and a school that receives an "F" can lose accreditation.

The House Education Committee approved a bill delaying the implementation of a new grading system for schools this past week, but some delegates are questioning if the new system meets the needs of Virginia schools, parents and communities. This past November, the State Board of Education approved a new A-to-F grading system for individual state schools to supplement the current accreditation system.