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 ...

Consensus in education, especially on grading reform, is elusive. But inside this heated debate, we’re really arguing for the same thing. The goal of grading reform is to better reflect students’ true ...

In August 2024, a post on the social media site X displayed a graphic from the daytime talk show "Dr. Phil." The graphic, summarizing a "Facebook Post by CA Parent," shows a lenient "public school ...

Lafayette Parish School System educators are working out a common grading system for high schools as part of a review of the parish’s pupil progression plan. The school system’s new chief academic ...

Incoming Port Huron Schools freshmen will be able to graduate high school with new academic distinctions. Port Huron Schools will be introducing a three-tiered honor system with cum laude, magna cum ...

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Although it is somewhat technical, the vote on the issue was to adopt a grading scale that is the same as the other states — sorting student scores into categories like basic, approaching basic or ...

It's now potentially easier for Jefferson County Public School students to earn an A grade. In a 5-1 vote, JCPS board members on Monday approved a change to schools' grading scales to make it easier ...

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 ...