My kids’ school has a new policy where every teacher has the same grading percentages (60 percent tests and major grades, 40 percent daily grades and homework), but there have been problems that have ...

Education experts are examining alternative ways of grading that are more equitable and foster a better learning environment than the traditional letter grading, percentages and weighted assignments ...

The Northern Cass school district in North Dakota last spring graduated its first class of seniors who went through most of high school without receiving letter grades. Instead, their report cards ...

Late Friday afternoon, the School District of Lee County sent a note to parents of kids in middle and high schools to let them know the district is changing its grading measures. This new scoring ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

Grades are a well-established part of the K-12 education system that, in most school districts, play a decisive role in students’ academic standing. But what goes into the single letter or number that ...

A bill before the Legislature this year would adjust the way Florida's public schools are graded. That's because a school's grade of "A" doesn't necessarily mean what would traditionally be considered ...

Users across the social media landscape left comments bemoaning the state of the American public-education system. Some users went further, implying that the scale was implemented statewide. But a few ...

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