Top Bay Area schools embrace controversial grading system - just without the word 'equity'

Top school districts in the East Bay are adopting some of the core principles of this grading approach while scrubbing any ...
EdSource

There’s a more equitable way to grade; districts should invest in it

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Grading in most classrooms remains tied to rubrics devised by individual teachers and ...
Yahoo

Pros and cons of the letter grading system

Graded report sticking out of backpack. JulNichols/Getty Images. In an attempt at easing the high school-to-college transition, some U.S. universities have begun implementing unorthodox student ...
KVUE

New grading system draws complaints from RRISD parents

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- A new grading system is drawing protests from Round Rock parents. The system is called Standards Based Grading or SBG. Round Rock Independent School District officials say it will ...
Chicago Tribune

Can a school grading system in which no one gets an F still be unfair? Yes, CPS critics say.

A grading system designed to reward Chicago Public Schools students for their work while providing them flexibility during the coronavirus school shutdown is nonetheless getting called unfair. Under ...
C&EN

How an alternative grading system is improving student learning

For many professors, grading student work is the least enjoyable part of their jobs. “None of us get into teaching to grade,” says Renée Link, a professor of teaching in the Chemistry Department at ...