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Nov 2, 2007 8:30 am US/Eastern

NYC Schools To Get Letter Grades

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Click to enlarge 1 of 1: New York City schools will get letter grades for the first time, rating them on a variety of issues. (File)
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The nation's biggest public school system is about to start giving out grades -- to its schools.

More than 1,200 New York City schools will be given report-card-style letter grades next week, for the first time. An A will mean bonus money; a D or an F could mean a new principal or a complete shutdown.

The grades are based largely on standardized tests. Schools will be compared to other schools with similar demographics, among other measures.

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says the new system will enable schools officials and parents to "hold our schools fully accountable."

But principals' union spokesman Brian Gibbons says principals are concerned that the data may not be "accurate, understandable" or "fair."