A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade.

The traditional grading system in America is under scrutiny for its detrimental effects on students, and its long-term consequences on the education system.

This year, Virginia Beach City Schools rolled out a new standards-based grading system for elementary students. Instead of receiving commonly-used letter grades, parents get specific feedback on ...

Penn announced an optional pass/fail grading system for the spring semester as classes shift online amid the coronavirus outbreak. The policy change comes after peer institutions launched similar ...

A school district in Missouri adopted a new grading system that prevents students from receiving a zero even if they didn’t do the assignment.

The Lafayette Parish School System released guidance Friday outlining how teachers and administrators will determine which students in kindergarten through 11th grade ...

Colleges consider overhauling grading system for freshmen to ease transition to higher learning Supporters say ‘ungrading’ could result in less stress and a more level playing field for ...

Robert Sanborn, who runs Children at Risk, a Texas advocacy group for disadvantaged students, says one benefit to a grading system is that parents get enough information to join the fight for ...

In contrast to the letter grade approach, the school index system provides a ranking from 0-100 for each school based on student growth, proficiency, graduation rates, English learner progress ...

A school district in Missouri adopted a new grading system that prevents students from receiving a zero even if they didn’t do the assignment.