When schools closed and classes went online, expectations fell. Some students had trouble accessing classes or younger siblings to tend...

Grading students based on effort rather than achievement is spreading from P.E. class to academic classes in high schools, but...

Pearson’s “automated scoring program graded some 34 million student essays on state and national high-stakes tests last year,” she...

“Surfin’ USA,” a huge hit for the Beach Boys’ in 1963, earned Brian Wilson an “F” in his high school music class. When the 75-year-old...

Is 50 is the new 0?, writes Kate Stoltzfus on Education Week Teacher. Schools in Maryland and Virginia are implementing “no zero”...

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Windsor Locks students master a set of skills to pass courses. In Windsor Locks, Connecticut, “24 credits and a D-minus average” aren’t...

Teacher have outsourced grading at two Michigan public schools that are “teacher-powered,” reports Education Week Teacher. Washtenaw...