Grading can be one of the banes of a teacher’s existence. An added complication can be when an English-language learner is in a “mainstream” content-subject class—what are the best ways a teacher can ...

During the past two years the Hillsboro School District has implemented a new grading policy, IK, which discards decades of traditional and accepted practice. These changes were adopted virtually ...

Teachers and school leaders can work together to ensure that report cards function as trustworthy indicators of what students ...

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COOS BAY — A new grading system is geared toward ensuring Coos Bay students master every lesson, though the switch has proven confusing for parents. The Coos Bay School District is one of several ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In her opinion piece on proficiency-based education, Leslie Zamer raised ...

I found the article about grading based on proficiency is a step forward. (“Goodbye letter grades! A growing number of schools are dumping the old system -- and it’s paying off”) I guess it leaves me ...

I urge the York School Committee to end the proficiency-based grading practices and go back to traditional grades and honor roll at YHS. I am a software consultant that implements software in college ...

Marion County was one of only 12 Florida school districts that did not see a decline in proficiency rate on this year’s statewide third grade language arts test, according to data released by the ...