(CNN) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system in schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ducey also called on Arizona's Board of Education to conduct a statewide assessment to see how significant the learning loss among students has been. Students in Arizona are scheduled to take their AZMerit2 (AZM2) exams in April to assess academic proficiency. The tests were canceled in 2020 because school buildings were already closed.

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 01:07 UTC