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New Meridian changes: Schedule, SBG, and more

As we’ve already spent a month in the new school year, you may have noticed the many changes and updates have been made in the school curriculum, ranging from the new schedule to the new grading system....

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Mason students adjust to a new year-long grading system

Emma Roncoroni, Staff Reporter February 17, 2021

GMHS has switched to a year-long grading system for the 2020-2021 school year. In previous years, course grades have been calculated by semester, but this new system aligns our district closer to the...

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Mason needs to implement universal pass/fail

Editorial Board April 2, 2020

The case for universal pass/fail grading In a classroom, students are on as level a playing field as schools can manage: quiet work environments, quality internet access, minimal personal life distractions,...

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English department shifts grading system to focus on student growth

Fernanda Molina and Erin Dean January 18, 2019

If you’re in Mr. Laub’s English classes, you celebrate when you get a 92 on an assignment. If you’re in Ms. Frisbie’s ninth-grade English classes, you celebrate when you get a six on an assignment....

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