Most grades don't match students' test scores, according to the Equitable Grading Project.

Liam sat through a semester of geometry and got a C for turning in homework, earning a 75 percent average on tests and bringing in...

Tracking down absent students and persuading their parents to get them to school every day is a booming business, writes Alex MacGillis...

Only 13 percent of teachers say A-F grades are "very effective" in giving useful feedback to students, writes Alyson Klein in Education...

"Competency-based education," which assesses students on skills rather than seat time, is finally becoming a reality for vocational...

Students don't have to turn in assignments on time -- or at all. The minimum grade for work is 50 percent, even if the student did...

The American education system has turned away from academics and lost its way, says David Steiner, executive director of the Institute...