The article discusses the practice of promoting students without failing them, which was common during the No Child Left Behind era (2006-2010). A former student reveals that the school would give progressively easier work to students in exploration classes to ensure they could pass. This approach kept the school's ratings high and secured state funding. The practice was kept quiet, as it could have backlash due to property values and community dissatisfaction over poor academic standards.
No failing grades in school. Just passed along to the next grade.
This happened when I was in school, but it was kept extremely quiet.
The school would lose state money and its 'excellent' rating if people started not passing.
...the kids in the 'exploration' classes... just got progressively easier and easier work.
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