"As long as they're based in fact, I give As to papers arguing the exact opposite thing from one another.” The post How College Professors Ensure Fair Grading Amid Ideological Divides first appeared ...

I prided myself on being the fairest grader in my school. Looking back, I cringe at the grading practices I once used. It’s not that I took grading lightly. Quite the opposite: I was deeply invested.

Students and parents have begun suing school districts over grading policies and practices they say are unfair. As a scholar of education who studies grading practices, I’ve seen how important grades ...

Throughout my years as a teacher, principal, and district administrator, grading was like the old joke about the weather: Everyone complained, no one did anything. Students, families, and faculty knew ...

Joe: Rick, you’ve written recently about the harms of grade inflation and how a primary cause is educators who, influenced by “equitable grading,” compromise rigor and award students higher grades ...

Sixth-grade students work on a writing exercise at Wilson Elementary School in Modesto on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Andy Alfaro [email protected] Modesto City Schools is expanding its equitable ...

In a significant development at the University of Oklahoma (OU), the institution has concluded an investigation into claims of discrimination against a student, who received a zero on an assignment ...

(TNS) — When history teacher Jeff Kleiner assigns a quiz, test or lesson, he plots a roadmap to success on the board. Colors and numbers connect detailed criteria to each available score, showing ...

Rick: You’ve mentioned to me that there’s a mismatch between what the research on equitable grading says and the way the practice is regarded by its critics. Can you explain what you mean? Joe: I get ...

Fifth grade teacher Melinda Goodwin, left, helps students Camila Caracheo, Elianna Betancourt and Ignacio Valencia with multiplying decimals during class at Don Pedro Elementary School in Ceres, Calif ...

New student grading recommendations in Bend-La Pine Schools have sparked a heated debate among educators, some of whom are concerned that at least one of the proposed practices could result in more ...

If you’re a high school student in San Diego County, it may appear your chances of getting a good grade are better or worse depending on which teacher you have. Some teachers will give you an A if you ...