Yahoo

Opinion: How Standards-Based Grading Is Empowering Students to Own Their Education

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The move towards personalized, competency-based learning in Arizona’s Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District (SCVUSD) began ...
Education Week

Putting Standards-Based Grading Into Action

Oh, how I long for the days when I felt actualized as an English and language arts teacher who based my grades on homework, classwork, tests, and projects. The numbers were simple, and a cumulative ...
The Morning Journal

Local Catholic schools use standards-based grading for effective grade communication system

St. Joseph Parish School, 32946 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, which is part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, is making strides in educational innovation by embracing standards-based grading. St.
MLive

Move to standards-based grading coming to Ypsilanti Community Schools

YPSILANTI, MI - Ypsilanti Community Schools is moving toward a standards-based grading model at its high school that focuses on students’ progress toward mastering specific concepts without ...
Connecticut Post

Standards-based grading offers a different model of assessing student learning in the classroom

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jerrid Kruse, Drake University (THE CONVERSATION) Some school districts, including ...
Vail Daily

School Views: Standards-based grading and college admissions

Last year, we began our work to shift toward a standards-based grading model that will ultimately be used at all Eagle County School District schools. This year, a number of our schools are piloting ...
EdSurge

Standards-Based Grading: Hope vs. Reality

Standards-based grading (SBG)—or competency-based grading—measures student progress relative to specific learning standards. This system of evaluation isolates the learning of content and mastery of ...
Forbes

San Diego Schools Are Changing Their Grading System. Is It A Good Idea?

Some internet eyebrows shot up this week over headlines like “San Diego school districts overhauls grading system to combat racism.” It turns out that what San Diego is doing is following in the ...
LAist

Why One Teacher Gave All 'A's' During Last Spring's Lockdowns -- And Why Another School Decided Not To Change A Thing

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Our news is free on LAist. To make ...
Cleveland.com

Is standards-based grading, rather than letter grades, the way to go? Some local schools think so: Editorial Board Roundtable

The Warrensville Heights City School District is the latest local school district to transition from letter grades to a standards-based grading system intended to wring personality issues and ...
Education Week

Standards-Based Grading Roundtable: What We've Achieved and Where We're Headed

As K-12 grading practices evolve, it’s critical for school leaders and educators to routinely review grading policies and reflect on the effectiveness of practices to ensure adjustments are made that ...