Akil Bello takes issue with the assumptions, framing and research underlying the Hechinger Report article blaming parents for trusting report cards more than standardized test scores, “with consequences for kids”. Why would parents trust test scores? And while there is an underlying assumption made that grades lie, there is no interrogation of the test score reports and whether they are, in fact, meaningful or useful arbiters of student learning. Read his always engaging “Bello-ings” in Akil’s post.