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

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X How many kids show up to school each day? Do they play well with others? Those are two new factors ...

In the future, a principal in Idaho could celebrate if his school got a score of 99 from the state. But move the school to Arizona, and that score could push a principal to look for a new job. As more ...

Bethlehem Area School District administrators are poised to begin the second five-year phase of its academic-standards initiative. Superintendent Thomas J. Doluisio presented the plan to the school ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is rolling out a new grading system this year that will allow students who score poorly on tests to redo assignments for a higher score. At its heart, the new way of ...

Faced with two conflicting methods of grading schools, the Hillsborough County School Board said Tuesday it will develop its own comprehensive way of evaluating schools by the first of the year. Board ...

San Francisco's public school system has canceled plans to launch a pilot grading reform program after a wave of criticism from local officials and families who argued the changes would dilute ...

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein are moving toward bringing a truly revolutionary concept to the public schools: accountability for improving student performance. They have decided to begin ...