Teachers and school leaders can work together to ensure that report cards function as trustworthy indicators of what students ...

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

The Warrensville Heights City School District is the latest local school district to transition from letter grades to a standards-based grading system intended to wring personality issues and ...

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 ...

As a 16-year-old who has two more years left of high school until graduation, I am concerned for the future of education. There are, without a doubt, substantial issues. Fortunately, our educational ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Grading in most classrooms remains tied to rubrics devised by individual teachers and ...

In an effort to address disproportionate outcomes for students, Eagle County Schools has embarked on a journey toward building equity across its schools. As part of this process, the district began ...

Standards-based grading (SBG)—or competency-based grading—measures student progress relative to specific learning standards. This system of evaluation isolates the learning of content and mastery of ...

Students in grades three through five are once again getting A through F grades after many parents said nontraditional grading was confusing.

YPSILANTI, MI - Ypsilanti Community Schools is moving toward a standards-based grading model at its high school that focuses on students’ progress toward mastering specific concepts without ...

St. Joseph Parish School, 32946 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, which is part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, is making strides in educational innovation by embracing standards-based grading. St.

National curriculum mandates are influencing schools across the country in myriad ways, big and small. One not-so-obvious change is that Common Core standards can influence how teachers grade student ...