RALEIGH, N.C. — Students will need to earn a passing letter grade in core high school courses to be able to graduate, instead of receiving a pass/no pass grade for those classes, the State Board of Education voted Thursday.
That’s a change for some school systems, where students may not be receiving a letter grade during the credit recovery process. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction officials said they did not know how many schools were allowing students to do that or how many students were taking advantage of that.
The board approved the change without discussion or dissent Thursday, although some board members supported the change and called it “needed” during prior meetings.