Instead of handing out report cards, school officials will get grades themselves next week, as the state Department of Education announces A-through-F...
Something I want tattooed on my forehead is "grades don't matter." The current perception of the importance of grades in academia dumbfounds me, because I think that by caring too much about grades, most students are missing the point of education.
TERRE HAUTE -- Eighteen Vigo County schools received As and Bs, five received Cs, two scored Ds and two (including one now closed) got an F under the ...
A young boy is doing poorly in math at public school. His mother decides to send him to private school to rectify the situation. Lo and behold, af...
The Ohio auditor's office on Thursday launched a statewide investigation into how attendance is reported by schools and the state Department of Educat...
The Florida Department of Education has announced that it miscalculated grades for hundreds of schools across the state, further fueling public distru...
Even after I received the fat envelope, I never made a conscious decision to slack off... it just happened.
Usually, if you want to get a good grade in school, you study harder. According to a report by NBC's WBBH, students in Jeff Spires' math class at Char...
It's time we stop this out-of-control obsession with all grades 90 through 100. I'll take the first step. Hi, my name is Matt, and I'm an A-oholic.
Our students just filled up our classrooms for the first time last week and pretty soon the I'll be compelled to assign a letter grade to each of them on a progress report.
Despite higher writing standards in Florida's public elementary, middle and non-high-school combination schools this year, school performance remained...
The iconic A has become the standard by which all is measured, and it has infected our way of seeing the world -- and very often the ways in which a mom or dad may see their own child.
At a Denver area elementary school, students are organized into classes in an unconventional manner -- they are arranged by what they know, not their ...
If taking away your kid's cellphone or other privileges doesn't work as punishment, a Tampa Bay, Fla. mom recommends public embarrassment. Ronda Ho...
Like many states, New Mexico's leaders are pressing forward with education reforms intended to improve the state school system. This week, Sen. Verno...
As lawmakers continue to debate education reform, Florida Rep. Kelli Stargel has a new idea: give teachers a break and grade parents instead. Stargel...
While my self-esteem couldn't be detected by an atomic microscope, I did regard myself as a sure thing in some future Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog eating contest.
Take a deep breath./Stop reacting from your frustration/and read what follows below.../Does it sound like someone you know?
