A recent survey of nearly 1,000 K-12 teachers found that about half had seen “equitable” grading policies used in their school or district and most reported the approach hurt academic engagement.

As the equity-grading debate between teachers and school districts heats up, as mentioned in the Aug. 20, 2025, article, “ ...

A Washington, D.C. public educator is calling out the "chaos" brought on by an area school district's equity-based grading policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. "A teacher I know was working at a D.C.

A poster with information for students on using ChatGPT, an AI platform, in English teacher Jen Roberts' class at Point Loma High School in San Diego on May 3, 2024. Your children could be some of a ...

University of Texas associate professor Jeffrey T. Denning argued that grade inflation in K-12 schools and colleges may boost short-term outcomes but undermine students’ long-term academic and career ...

No zeroes. No late penalties for late work. Unlimited retakes on tests and quizzes. No credit for turning in homework or participation in class. While educational pundits have debated the practice’s ...

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