Lawrence Journal-World

Online petition backs standards-based grades

The Lawrence school district’s use of standards-based grading for sixth-graders has some fans, after all. Richard Gwin/Journal World-Photo. Therese Brink Edgecomb, who teaches sixth-grade language ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Halt to standards-based grades sought for Lawrence middle schools

Jill Patton, left, joins more than 80 people in attending a Lawrence school board meeting that included a discussion of standards-based grading for sixth-graders in Lawrence middle schools. Patton was ...
Cleveland.com

Is standards-based grading, rather than letter grades, the way to go? Some local schools think so: Editorial Board Roundtable

The Warrensville Heights City School District is the latest local school district to transition from letter grades to a standards-based grading system intended to wring personality issues and ...

Fort Worth ISD parents get first glimpse of standards-based grading model

Fort Worth ISD is piloting a new standards-based grading system this year at three elementary schools: Christene C. Moss, ...
Portland Press Herald

Letter: Parents need info on standards-based grades

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Emily Parkhurst reported that Portland schools may move away from ...
Cleveland.com

Goodbye letter grades! A growing number of schools are dumping the old system -- and it’s paying off

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio – For decades, K-12 students have gotten report cards, loaded with letter grades, indicating their performance in each subject. But times are changing. A’s B’s and C’s (and ...
Vail Daily

Eagle County Schools to pilot standards-based grading this year

In an effort to address disproportionate outcomes for students, Eagle County Schools has embarked on a journey toward building equity across its schools. As part of this process, the district began ...
Palo Alto Weekly

No more A’s and F’s? Teachers experiment with ‘standards based’ grading

In Laurie Pennington’s science classes at Gunn High School, standards-based grading has tested students’ and parents’ firm attachment to traditional grades. This is the fourth year she’s used the form ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Standards-based grades comes to middle schools

While Bismarck middle schools move to adopt standards-based grading, there are no immediate plans to implement the grading system at the high school level, Superintendent Tamara Uselman said Monday ...
Chicago Tribune

Will standards-based report cards mean the end of traditional letter grades?

Traditional letter grades could become a thing of the past as Illinois school districts refine lesson plans and curricula to align with Common Core and other state standards. The Common Core standards ...
Education Week

Putting Standards-Based Grading Into Action

Oh, how I long for the days when I felt actualized as an English and language arts teacher who based my grades on homework, classwork, tests, and projects. The numbers were simple, and a cumulative ...