When government teacher Alex Gray was tasked with grading her students’ argumentative essays, she decided to seek a second ...

What’s in a grade? On its surface, a letter or number grade would appear to be a fixed measure of a student’s performance on a given assessment: a test, essay, project, or other tangible piece of work ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie Lukas, a mother of five, is president of Independent Women. Removing needless red tape and ideology in the teaching ...

The first time I encountered “no-zeros” grading, I was still a teacher. To demonstrate how to use a new data entry system, our technology coordinator plugged a zero into the software, and to ...

One teacher shared on Reddit that she was instructed to raise the grades of her failing students, but she refused. Now, her job is in danger. As if teachers didn't already have enough to worry about.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Regarding Daniel Pink’s March 3 online column, “Why not get rid of ...