New York City's schools chancellor says it's common sense to do away with A-to-F grading.
Chancellor Carmen Farina noted Wednesday that students learn and display knowledge in different ways.
Farina also says schools have unique qualities that cannot be captured in a letter grade.
Says the chancellor: "They are not restaurants."
Her remarks were part of a policy speech at a Brooklyn school. The audience applauded when Farina said: "No more letter grades."
Mayor de Blasio has long criticized the letter grade system. It was created in 2006 by his predecessor Michael Bloomberg.
A spokeswoman for a group led by former schools Chancellor Joel Klein called Farina’s decision to dismantle the Progress Reprt Grading System a "disappointing, over-hyped, political stunt that won’t address the failing schools crisis.”
