With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

For many professors, grading student work is the least enjoyable part of their jobs. “None of us get into teaching to grade,” says Renée Link, a professor of teaching in the Chemistry Department at ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Course grades: a familiar source of anxiety for some, a source of pride for others, and ...

(STACKER) – Formal education systems have been in place for thousands of years—from the earliest examples of China’s Xia dynasty schooling that began in 2070 B.C., to the robust, philosophically based ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- A new grading system is drawing protests from Round Rock parents. The system is called Standards Based Grading or SBG. Round Rock Independent School District officials say it will ...