San Francisco Public Schools Convert F's to C's, B's to A's in Equity Push

Ed. Note: After significant backlash, San Francisco's public school system announced it was cancelling the "Grading for Equity" initiative. More from Newsweek's Jesus Mesa here.

San Francisco's public high schools will implement a sweeping change to their grading system this fall, replacing traditional methods with a policy that allows students to pass with scores as low as 41 percent.

The initiative, part of a broader "Grading for Equity" push, is stirring concern among educators, students and parents over academic standards and college readiness.