In the current grade-focused incentive structure, students’ use of AI to perform better while learning less is entirely rational behavior.

Members of the Harvard faculty subcommittee that drafted a proposal to cap A grades said Yale’s recent recommendation of a ...

After three years of trying out a letter-grade-based grading system, Greenfield-Central’s high school and junior high school are switching back to a more traditional 100-point scale starting this fall ...

In August 2024, a post on the social media site X displayed a graphic from the daytime talk show "Dr. Phil." The graphic, summarizing a "Facebook Post by CA Parent," shows a lenient "public school ...

Harvard students are in an uproar after the school’s Office of Undergraduate Education released a report last week saying the Ivy League school is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” ...

Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what if students didn’t have just one shot at acing a midterm, or even could talk ...

A grade of “C” or better is converted to an “S.” “S” indicates credit earned. Students must remain engaged in the course and complete appropriate coursework to earn an “S” grade. Students taking a ...

Schools increasingly rely on testing, grading and performance accountability. In England, Ofsted inspections and school ...

Users across the social media landscape left comments bemoaning the state of the American public-education system. Some users went further, implying that the scale was implemented statewide. But a few ...