An example of HS grade inflation that awards participation rather than mastery. A valedictorian who failed the math portion of her state exit exam FIVE TIMES.
F Is For Valedictorianhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/08/17/f-is-for-valedictorian.html
Bridget Green was all set to be valedictorian of her New Orleans high school, but she didn’t even go to the graduation ceremony. ** Despite her A in Algebra II**, Green failed the math portion of the graduation exam, which measures 10th grade level skills. It was her fifth try."
Green’s difficulties with the graduation exam were no fluke. Her **ACT score of 11 **was lower than 99 percent of students who took the college admissions test.
An 11 ACT is equivalent to SAT CR+M 530. Don’t SAT test takers automatically get 400 points for having a pulse?