Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Minnesota students leave Pioneer Hall in November 2022. (Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer) Grade inflation has long ...

The most humiliating experience of my teaching career occurred during my first year on the job. A parent, upset about her son receiving a B- on an essay, requested a meeting with the principal and me.

The state Board of Education hears a report on Jasper County School District on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) WEST COLUMBIA — More than half of South Carolina’s ...

When Laura Link works with districts to review their grading policies, she starts by asking a simple question: What are grades for? Are grades meant to motivate students? To help teachers determine ...

College grades have been rising for decades, as administrators and faculty members have decided that it’s more important for students to feel good than to worry about academic standards. Can anything ...