It also might make it easier for colleges to get serious about kicking bad habits if they introduce a novel grading scheme. If students are used to receiving an A for mediocre effort, a system ...

The traditional grading system in America is under scrutiny for ... which in turn opens doors to more opportunities like college admissions and scholarships. Meanwhile, students from underfunded ...

Why not throw in the grading system while we're at it?" But critics liken replacing traditional A to F grades with new forms of assessments to a college-level version of participation trophies.

Chicago's no-zero grading policy faces scrutiny from one principal that worries it isn't preparing students for the real world despite supporters saying it motivates students.

Supporters of un-grading say it makes the system fairer for students who must balance school with work, are first generation students, or students who are less prepared for college because of ...

Champions of un-grading say it addresses "the unfairness of a system in which some students are better ready for college than others," NPR summarizes. For instance, UCSC's Greene told NPR ...

Cody Whitehouse was teaching social studies at Wilson College Prep high school in Phoenix when the school system rolled out a standards-based grading system last year. At first, Whitehouse liked ...

For example, he said, the district deployed the new grading system without first consulting with colleges. “Of course, you can imagine, parents were not happy,” he said. “They thought ...

Worries over college admissions further encourage students ... New York Times explains that she often had doubts about the grading system due to its unpredictability in determining whether ...

The ADL’s report card uses a 30-point grading system to evaluate colleges and universities on criteria including policies toward addressing antisemitism, the prevalence of antisemitic incidents ...