Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if ...

Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: As schools and districts continue to ...

An empty classroom at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto on April 3, 2020. Phoro by Magali Gauthier. “Evidence-based” grading, a grading system that focuses on a student’s growth rather than test ...

Mayor Bloomberg already handed out his letter grades to schools. Now, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, is preparing her own report card system. Ms. Weingarten had ...

Fairview High language arts teacher and instructional coach Sarah Zerwin wants her students less focused on a grade and more on taking risks and becoming better writers. To make that happen, she ...

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio – For decades, K-12 students have gotten report cards, loaded with letter grades, indicating their performance in each subject. But times are changing. A’s B’s and C’s (and ...

Faculty and administrators at Western Oregon University are aiming to increase student retention rates and foster academic equity by changing the university’s grading system. The small regional ...

Adopters of alternative grading see it as offering something that traditional grading does not: a shift in student motivation away from chasing percentage points on quizzes and tests, and toward ...

Whether we like them or not, grades are an important part of being a student. Grades can determine success rates, accessibility to schools and resources, and overall satisfaction. But how grades are ...

Reflecting on notions of equity, choice and transparency in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, students expressed mixed reactions to the temporary academic policy implemented by the ...

Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if students didn’t have just one shot at acing a midterm, or even could talk ...