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Establishing Consistent Standards-Based Grading Throughout Your School

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

Opinion: A, B, C or D – Grades Might Not Say all That Much About What Students Are Actually Learning

Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if ...
SFGate

A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning

(THE CONVERSATION) Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if students didn’t have just one shot at acing a midterm, or ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Inside new CBE grading system: How KJSEA results will shape senior school placement

The new grading structure under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system is going to reshape how learners transitioning to Senior School will be assessed and placed. The system, built on cumulative ...
The New York Times

Collectors are paying more for cards with PSA’s newest grading labels — why?

PSA's latest grading labels are commanding a premium, which experts think shouldn't be the case. (PSA / eBay) The reason people grade trading cards and seal them in plastic tombs in perpetuity is to ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Reno council seeks tougher standards for problem properties downtown

Reno council unanimously voted Wednesday to direct staff to draft an ordinance with stricter downtown property standards and increase code enforcement. “This is so long overdue … downtown looks the ...
Sun Sentinel

Grading Dolphins’ 21-17 victory over New Orleans Saints: Where problems still lurk

MIAMI GARDENS — The first thing to remember is style points don’t count in the NFL. So let’s not read too much into the final score or final minutes of the Miami Dolphins’ 21-17 victory over the ...
WAFF

Guntersville City Schools report big gains after shift to standards‑based grading

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Guntersville City Schools principals say they have made big changes to improve test scores and student behavior in the classrooms. The principals of Cherokee Elementary and ...
New York Post

Harvard students unload on school over new stricter grading policy: ‘The whole day I was crying’

Harvard students are in an uproar after the school’s Office of Undergraduate Education released a report last week saying the Ivy League school is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard College’s Grading System Is ‘Failing,’ Report on Grade Inflation Says

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report ...
Washington Examiner

Shift to standards based grading has Wisconsin ed reformers worried

(The Center Square) – Some students in Wisconsin will soon see different grades on their report cards, and there are some worries that those grades may not be enough. Eau Claire Area Schools last week ...