Ken O'Connor has been in Nebraska enough that he can easily quote Education Commissioner Doug Christensen on standard-based education. "I've heard Doug Christensen say, 'Standards change everything.

Apr. 13—Alette HahnHansen repeats a short phrase to keep herself motivated: "Oscar, doctor, president." The 17-year-old, a junior at Santa Fe High School, hopes to win an Oscar, earn a doctorate and ...

The Northern Cass school district in North Dakota last spring graduated its first class of seniors who went through most of high school without receiving letter grades. Instead, their report cards ...

Join this webinar to learn from four school leaders who have guided their communities through a shift in grading practices and are successfully implementing standards-based grading. During this panel ...

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 ...

Last year, we began our work to shift toward a standards-based grading model that will ultimately be used at all Eagle County School District schools. This year, a number of our schools are piloting ...

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 ...

Students chat during book club at Leadership Academy at John T. White Elementary School in Fort Worth in this 2022 file photo. The district plans to drop letter grades at elementary schools in favors ...

A new type of grading that challenges the traditional 100-point scale is spreading across Washington state high schools, but teachers are divided on whether it’s a good idea. The new approach, called ...

The new grading scale assesses students based on specific learning goals and largely removes homework from the grading equation.