The new grading scale assesses students based on specific learning goals and largely removes homework from the grading equation.

A Harvard faculty committee has recommended capping the number of A grades that can be assigned in undergraduate classes to 20%, plus up to four additional A’s per class.

School is back in session and Center Grove middle school students are piloting a new grading scale. District officials are implementing a revised 14-point grading process for grades six through eight ...

If Harvard’s aim is to provide a truly top-tier education, there is no reason why it cannot expect more than 20 percent of ...

The Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that could change how students are graded at school.

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 ...

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 ...

Analysis of more than a million high schoolers in two major cities shows the downsides of leniency in how teachers grade ...

On April 4, 2024, posts began appearing online showing a graphic from an episode of the daytime talk show "Dr. Phil" that showed a "public school grading scale" far more lenient than what many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The State Board of Education approved the Florida Department of Education’s updated school grading scale during the July board ...

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 ...

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 ...