Students in grades three through five are once again getting A through F grades after many parents said nontraditional ...

In Laurie Pennington’s science classes at Gunn High School, standards-based grading has tested students’ and parents’ firm attachment to traditional grades. This is the fourth year she’s used the form ...

Apr. 13—Alette HahnHansen repeats a short phrase to keep herself motivated: "Oscar, doctor, president." The 17-year-old, a junior at Santa Fe High School, hopes to win an Oscar, earn a doctorate and ...

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 ...

Being an 'A” student is starting to take on a whole new meaning for area school districts. A presentation from Associate Superintendent Trace Pickering during a June 9 school board meeting unveiled ...

Science teacher David Venne invites students to help him with a class demonstration at Racine Case High School. Several Wisconsin school districts are trying a new method of evaluating what students ...

St. Joseph Parish School, 32946 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, which is part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, is making strides in educational innovation by embracing standards-based grading. St.

In Springfield, many schools are now using standards-based grading, a system focused on mastery of skills instead of points on homework and tests.

In an effort to address disproportionate outcomes for students, Eagle County Schools has embarked on a journey toward building equity across its schools. As part of this process, the district began ...

Your kid comes home from school with an A in math and reading, a B in science and a D in history. Pretty easy to understand, right? Good marks in math, reading and science; got to buckle down and do ...