Good morning Manassas! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️ In today's newsletter: Also on ...

M indy Bernhardt teaches criminal justice to undergraduates at Kennesaw State University. In recent years she has found herself grading more easily and expecting less from her students. The reason?

Jafiah Holly, a senior at Lindbloom Math and Science Academy in Chicago, wants to be a criminal defense lawyer one day. In her high school law class, she’s studied verdicts that have left her with big ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote next month on whether to cap the number ...

Across the country, universities are using this and other alternative grading models that guarantee high marks based on some standard other than merit. Alternative grading schemes like these—often ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As we gear up for the start of wildfire season, a South Bay high school team has developed an AI-powered system that can detect and suppress wildfires within minutes. The Valley ...

Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018. The State Board of Education unanimously approved the ...

Kymberlee Montgomery is a professor and executive director of nursing at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions and a women’s health nurse practitioner. Mary Ellen Glasgow is a ...

Michael Cancelleri, an entrepreneur in San Clemente, Calif., has poured tens of thousands of dollars into his son’s baseball career—club team fees, tournament travel and top-of-the-line equipment. As ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The grading system in South Carolina could change if new reform is taken at the Statehouse. Under the proposed reforms, school districts could lose up to 10% of state ...

School districts across the state, including Portland, Bend-La Pine, Beaverton and Hillsboro, are phasing out the traditional A through F grading system in favor of standards-based grading, which ...

It’s time for Harvard students to say goodbye to their straight-A’s. On Friday, a committee of faculty advised the school to adopt a 20% cap on A’s to beat back grade inflation — a stark reduction ...