The new policy is partly motivated by the need to establish a clear threshold for graduation, to replace the statewide MCAS standard. Members of the teachers union expressed concern about the speed of ...

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 ...

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

Standards-based grading continues to gain popularity as schools look to measure students’ mastery of grade-level standards, in addition to, or in place of, traditional grades. As school leaders ...

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 ...

As a local educator, I see the same pattern every year: students with impressive GPAs walk into my classroom confident, capable and ready to work, at least on paper. But when it comes time to read ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Indiana Department of Education released a draft A-F grading model that incorporates both standardized test scores and broader student skills for the first time in state history. The model ...

Competency-based education, proficiency-based learning, mastery-based learning, personalized learning, student-centered education, and standards-based education are all terms that refer to the same ...