Teachers struggling to assess student progress in an online learning environment have one more set of tools to turn to. On Monday, the California Department of Education released new guidance and best ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the release of guidelines that address grading student progress and the ongoing issue of equity in distance and ...

More A’s, and more F’s. That’s what took place in the first semester of this school year at the three Alhambra Unified School District high schools under the distance-learning umbrella created by the ...

As his junior year comes to a close, 17-year-old Nick Pape isn't feeling the excitement of the end. "I’m not as much angry and mad, I’m more disappointed and upset with the way they handled this," he ...

More than a year after introducing a controversial change to its grading policy, the Clark County School District is reporting that fewer students are receiving failing grades and more students are ...

Educators at the San Leandro Unified school district in Northern California had a grading and assessment dilemma. In 2013, some students getting D and F letter grades were meeting content standards on ...

Throughout my years as a teacher, principal, and district administrator, grading was like the old joke about the weather: Everyone complained, no one did anything. Students, families, and faculty knew ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Over the summer, public schools in California gave students a chance to change their letter graders to a "pass" or "no pass." This, after schools acknowledged that some students ...

The first round of progress reports are being sent home for students caught in California’s experiment with online distance learning this fall, and for many, the grades are not good. Districts around ...

February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. As schools across California welcome back more students ...

State schools chief Tony Thurmond has released guidelines for grading student progress and the “ongoing issue of equity” in distance and hybrid learning environments. Resources that support local ...

Every decade or so, American higher education rediscovers grading. The conversation tends to arrive with a familiar sense of urgency, usually built around the claim that something has gone terribly ...