Boston University’s College of Communication rolled out a new grading policy for the 2025-26 academic year, making it the second school at Boston University to adopt a standardized scale alongside the ...

Grades are a well-established part of the K-12 education system that, in most school districts, play a decisive role in students’ academic standing. But what goes into the single letter or number that ...

Comparison of a traditional versus optimised grading plan for a sample project. The difference can mean millions of dollars saved. Image: Castillo Engineering. As solar sites become more challenging, ...

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 ...

A grade of “C” or better is converted to an “S.” “S” indicates credit earned. Students must remain engaged in the course and complete appropriate coursework to earn an “S” grade. Students taking a ...

Officials at the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School may change the school’s grading scale to a pass/fail system for first- and second-year students, according to the Minnesota ...

Harvard students are in an uproar after the school’s Office of Undergraduate Education released a report last week saying the Ivy League school is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” ...

The Arkansas Department of Education released public school letter grades on Friday, with roughly three-quarters of public K-12 schools receiving grades of C or higher. The letter grades are the first ...

My son Andrew is currently in the midst of the college application process. My daughter Megan is a junior in college. And in my job as a college professor, I constantly find myself in conversations ...