Grading reform is one of the most positive and impactful changes we can make for student learning and success. However, it’s often met with resistance and misconceptions that can challenge even the ...

The first time I encountered “no-zeros” grading, I was still a teacher. To demonstrate how to use a new data entry system, our technology coordinator plugged a zero into the software, and to ...

San Francisco’s public high schools recently tried to implement a massive change to their grading system— part of a “grading for equity” program under which students can pass with scores as low as 41 ...

SACRAMENTO – Modern public-education history is littered with novel education theories that have failed so spectacularly that the terms are now used as pejoratives. For instance, when I was in ...

Harvard College has postponed the rollout of its widely debated grading reform to fall 2027 and introduced a new “SAT+” grade, marking a significant revision to its plan aimed at tackling grade ...

COLUMBIA — Discussion around the school grading legislation advancing through the Statehouse has focused on its anti-grade floor provision, which would stop districts from setting an artificial ...

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 ...