The move towards personalized, competency-based learning in Arizona’s Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District (SCVUSD) began with a very basic question — “Are we doing what is best for our kids?” ...
Rick: Joe, we had a fascinating conversation a few weeks ago about “equitable grading.” As I noted, I’m pretty skeptical, given that I’ve encountered it as an attack on rigor and traditional academic ...
One ongoing challenge in education is finding the most effective way to evaluate student performance, whether through traditional percentage and letter grades or emerging nontraditional methods. This ...
Students at elementary schools across the Jefferson City School District have just received report cards that look a bit different from what they've seen before. That's because elementary grades have ...
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 ...
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 ...
Under the new system, students are graded on a 1–4 scale, with a score of 4 indicating performance above grade level for that ...
Standards based grading, or SBG, is a grading system that measures students’ progress towards mastery of specific learning goals. These goals or standards are developed at the state level. Our ...
The traditional grading system ASU students are accustomed to is changing to a plus-minus system that will affect every student in 2003. The Academic Senate approved a plus-minus grading system 10 ...
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 ...
Most educators think that A through F or numeric grades aren’t a “very effective” way to reflect what students know and can do. So, what is the benefit of those systems? Why are these systems still in ...
SANTA CRUZ — The first step on the road to obtaining a coveted Bachelor of Science degree can be laden with potholes: supersized classes, difficult material and rigorous grading. “You’re like a ...