Opinion: How ‘equity’ grading approach sets students up to fail

Across the state, schools have adopted grading practices known as “equitable grading,” which aim to reduce bias and give ...
NOLA.com

Under LA's new tougher grading system, some once-struggling schools will shine. Here's why.

The state’s new rating system, which will be used to calculate school grades next fall, puts a premium on growth.
KY3

School district’s new grading system gives students a low grade of 40% instead of a zero

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - 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 Kansas City ...
Purdue University

Creating Student-Centered Grading Structures

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...
The Hoya

GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

Georgetown University announced additional reforms to its grading policy for the spring semester April 2 following weeks of student lobbying for more lenient academic standards amid the COVID-19 ...
American Medical Association

Where medical students can stumble in pass-fail preclerkship courses

Pass-fail assessment is the norm in preclerkship courses. These tips can help medical students optimize their learning and ...
The News-Gazette

Letter to the Editor | Student grading system suspect

There is a new grading system in Illinois that is becoming mainstream. It is a system that uses numbers instead of letters to give students’ grades. The name of the system is Standards Based Grading ...