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 ...

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

Teachers and school leaders can work together to ensure that report cards function as trustworthy indicators of what students ...

Students and parents have begun suing school districts over grading policies and practices they say are unfair. As a scholar of education who studies grading practices, I’ve seen how important grades ...

With 25+ years of practice and research behind him, Joe Feldman—a former teacher, principal and district administrator—speaks from experience when it comes to the ongoing inequities and challenges ...

Students and parents have begun suing school districts over grading policies and practices they say are unfair. As a scholar of education who studies grading practices, I’ve seen how important grades ...

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 ...

Have you ever felt crushed while grading final exams because so many students failed to master course material despite your best efforts? Have you ever wondered whether making your assessments more ...

Rick: You’ve mentioned to me that there’s a mismatch between what the research on equitable grading says and the way the practice is regarded by its critics. Can you explain what you mean? Joe: I get ...

Rick: Joe, we had a fascinating conversation a few weeks ago about “equitable grading.” As I noted, I’m pretty skeptical, given that I’ve encountered it as an attack on rigor and traditional academic ...

Rick: First off, you’ve said that you have a few thoughts on the recent RHSU letter penned by Adam Tyner and Meredith Coffey, authors of the report “Think Again: Does ‘equitable’ grading benefit ...

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