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 with their teachers about what grade they[...]
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New School Performance Information Available, North Dakota Schools Show Meaningful Gains in Choice Ready, Graduation Rates
State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier on Friday said updated school accountability reports and results from North Dakota’s new statewide student assessment are available for North Dakotans to review on the state’s Insights website. A federal law, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, requires state[...]
Math gaps narrowing, but reading scores remain stagnant, new research shows
Even as classrooms settle into post-pandemic rhythms, the question lingers: how far have students really come in catching up? A new national report from testing group NWEA offers a clearer — and more complicated — answer. Math scores are rising modestly, and[...]
On This Day | Back to School Requires Good Bus Behavior
Many of these youngsters will be riding school buses for the first time this year. Many others have let safety rules slip their minds. And some just don’t realize that their behavior as passengers [...]Read More... from On This Day | Back[...]
Plenty of schools have no-zeroes policies. And most teachers hate it, a new survey finds
Grades have always been a flashpoint in education, but the debate is heating up over what’s fair. A new national survey finds that more than half of schools use at least one “equitable grading” practice — like banning zeroes, allowing test retakes,[...]
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