Yahoo

Bumpy road to standards-based grading for Santa Fe Public Schools

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 Morning Journal

Local Catholic schools use standards-based grading for effective grade communication system

St. Joseph Parish School, 32946 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, which is part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, is making strides in educational innovation by embracing standards-based grading. St.
KOIN 6

Portland middle schools to adopt standards-based grading this fall

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Big changes are coming for sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Portland Public Schools this fall. Students will no longer receive letter grades when they return to school in ...
KGW8

Middle school students in Oregon's largest school district will be graded differently

PORTLAND, Ore. — Big changes are coming to Oregon’s largest school district. Starting this upcoming school year, Portland Public Schools will alter how middle schoolers are graded. “The grade book is ...
WAND

Report cards may look different as District 186 shifts from traditional grading scale

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Across the country, school districts are moving away from the traditional A through F grade scale. In Springfield, many schools are now using standards-based grading, a ...
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 ...
Kitsap Sun

Opinion: The new grading system that’s dividing Washington teachers

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 ...
Education Week

Standards-Based Grading Roundtable: What We've Achieved and Where We're Headed

As K-12 grading practices evolve, it’s critical for school leaders and educators to routinely review grading policies and reflect on the effectiveness of practices to ensure adjustments are made that ...
Vail Daily

School Views: What students say about standards-based grading and learning

This past school year, standards-based grading and learning was fully implemented at Battle Mountain and Eagle Valley high schools. Over the past several years, Eagle County School District has ...
Raleigh News & Observer

This NC school district returned to traditional grading. Why it switched back.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Johnston County restored A-F letter grades for grades 3–5 after parent complaints. K–2 stayed standards-based but switched to Level 1 ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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

Parents at three elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District got their first look at a new grading system earlier this month — one that doesn’t use the letter grades parents and ...