When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked ...

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 ...

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 an attempt at easing the high school-to-college transition, some U.S. universities have begun implementing unorthodox student assessment methods, reigniting a debate over whether the traditional ...

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report ...