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 ...

Parents have traditionally relied on grades to gauge how their children are performing in school. But new data suggests that’s changing. In a recent national survey of 20,000 parents, respondents said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Letter grades have long been part of the fabric of the American educational system. iStock/Getty Images Plus For more than 80 ...

Now I don't claim to be an A-student But I'm trying to be For maybe by being an A-student, baby, I can win your love for me. —Sam Cooke A friend recently drew my attention to an article on the Time ...

In Failing our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It, Joshua Eyler examines how traditional grading undermines the learning experience for students. He argues that grades ...

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 ...