It’s the oldest problem in education; how do we make an external record of what is going on internally in students? It’s a problem we’ve solved imperfectly. In their book Off The Mark, educators Jack ...

Smaller class sizes in schools are failing to increase the resilience of children from low-income families, according to a study published in the International Journal of Science Education. Data on ...

As a student and educator, I have had a love-hate relationship with participation grades. On the one hand, I am naturally talkative and curious, so I often ask many questions and think out loud. On ...

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 ...

Major decisions that affect the trajectory of students’ lives hinge on their high school grades: in-class support they might or might not receive, college admission offers, and potentially financial ...

Harvard is worried about going soft. Specifically, about grade inflation, the name for giving ever higher marks to ever more students. According to an “Update on Grading and Workload” from the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Regarding Daniel Pink’s March 3 online column, “Why not get rid of ...

MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University will present Keep Stats, Not Grades: A Positive Revolution in Classroom Assessment, an innovative presentation by David R. Getz, music conductor, personal ...

Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that high grades should be strictly for excellence. To the Editor: Re “Sorry, You Don’t Get an A for Effort,” by ...

The Smithsonian Science Education Center and Carolina® Science proudly announce that Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ curriculum has been awarded the coveted All-Green ratings from EdReports for ...