/student-report-cards Student Report Cards en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:46:48 GMT /leadership/whos-the-real-audience-for-a-f-and-numeric-grades-hint-its-not-the-students/2023/12 Traditional grading systems help parents—as well as colleges and universities—get a sense of how students are doing, educators say. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:46:48 GMT /leadership/whos-the-real-audience-for-a-f-and-numeric-grades-hint-its-not-the-students/2023/12 /leadership/parents-dont-know-when-their-kids-have-fallen-behind-report-cards-could-be-the-problem/2023/11 Parents rely on report cards to gauge whether their kids are on track academically. But they might be misleading, a survey shows. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/parents-dont-know-when-their-kids-have-fallen-behind-report-cards-could-be-the-problem/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-grading-has-always-been-an-imperfect-exercise-covid-19-made-it-worse/2021/06 It’s hard reducing the complexity of each student’s social, emotional, and academic learning to a letter grade. Maybe we’re doing it wrong. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:31:41 GMT /leadership/opinion-grading-has-always-been-an-imperfect-exercise-covid-19-made-it-worse/2021/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-traditional-classroom-grading-gets-wrong/2019/01 It's time to make grades bias-resistant and fairer, writes Joe Feldman. Four key aspects of equitable grading can help. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:26:58 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-traditional-classroom-grading-gets-wrong/2019/01 /leadership/is-your-child-showing-grit-school-report-cards-rate-students-soft-skills/2017/05 As more schools size up students on nonacademic skills such as grit and responsible decisionmaking, it's a challenge to make the feedback useful—and understandable—for parents. Wed, 31 May 2017 00:36:47 GMT /leadership/is-your-child-showing-grit-school-report-cards-rate-students-soft-skills/2017/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-grading-standards-can-elevate-teaching/2014/11 An accurate and fair grading system empowers teachers and students while also building trust, writes Joe Feldman. Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:12:06 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-grading-standards-can-elevate-teaching/2014/11 /leadership/new-character-report-cards-rate-students-on-grit/2014/06 The KIPP charter school network and other schools are testing student report cards designed to measure key character traits. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:40:09 GMT /leadership/new-character-report-cards-rate-students-on-grit/2014/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-why-grades-should-reflect-mastery-not-speed/2013/06 69´«Ã½ need to change their grading to truly reflect students' comprehension of subjects, Ryan McLane writes. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:59:36 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-grades-should-reflect-mastery-not-speed/2013/06 /leadership/states-use-school-score-cards-to-target-climate-problems/2013/03 Under a federal grant program, 11 states are using student surveys and select data to monitor and address issues around safety, discipline, and engagement. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:58:42 GMT /leadership/states-use-school-score-cards-to-target-climate-problems/2013/03 /teaching-learning/nev-students-accused-of-hacking-network-to-change-grades/2011/06 Authorities in Pahrump, Nev., have arrested 13 people as part of an investigation into students' hacking into a school computer system to change class grades. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:25:25 GMT /teaching-learning/nev-students-accused-of-hacking-network-to-change-grades/2011/06 /teaching-learning/letter-clarifies-report-rules-for-disabilities/2008/10 School districts can refer to a student’s disability or special education status on report cards, but should generally not do so on transcripts, new federal guidance says. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:47:33 GMT /teaching-learning/letter-clarifies-report-rules-for-disabilities/2008/10 /policy-politics/texas-move-to-tighten-gpa-formula-sparks-backlash/2008/09 A formula that all high schools would have to use to calculate GPAs is encountering strong resistance from educators who fear it could discourage teenagers from taking challenging courses. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:30:54 GMT /policy-politics/texas-move-to-tighten-gpa-formula-sparks-backlash/2008/09 /teaching-learning/grade-fixing-charges-hit-acclaimed-school/2008/01 A nationally recognized San Diego charter school has been hit by charges that school officials improperly changed student grades. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:19:40 GMT /teaching-learning/grade-fixing-charges-hit-acclaimed-school/2008/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-grade-inflation-high-schools-skeleton-in-the-closet/2007/03 Perry A. Zirkel looks at the negative effects of grade inflation, and the No Child Left Behind Act's hand in perpetuating the problem. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:45:28 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-grade-inflation-high-schools-skeleton-in-the-closet/2007/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-course-credit-inflation/2006/09 As enrollment in advanced courses has expanded to include a large percentage of the student population, troubling evidence has accumulated that high percentages of students receiving credit for these courses are not learning the content implied by their course titles, the authors argue. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:07:07 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-course-credit-inflation/2006/09 /teaching-learning/tracking-u-s-trends/2006/05 Besides updating key statistics, Technology Counts for the first time assigns letter grades to the states on leadership in three core areas of technology policy and practice: access, use, and capacity. Wed, 03 May 2006 01:08:58 GMT /teaching-learning/tracking-u-s-trends/2006/05 /teaching-learning/idaho-studies-minimum-gpa-for-high-school-admission/2005/11 Simply completing the 8th grade might not be enough to make it to high school in Idaho. Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:53:24 GMT /teaching-learning/idaho-studies-minimum-gpa-for-high-school-admission/2005/11 /teaching-learning/california-schools-experiment-with-deletion-of-ds/2003/05 English teachers at a California high school have deleted the letter D from their grade books. Wed, 07 May 2003 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/california-schools-experiment-with-deletion-of-ds/2003/05 /teaching-learning/ark-poised-to-again-require-minimum-gpa-for-sports/2002/05 Athletic directors, educators, and coaches around Arkansas are speaking out against the state school board's decision to reinstate a policy that requires at least a 2.0 GPA for participation in sports and other extracurricular activities. Wed, 29 May 2002 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/ark-poised-to-again-require-minimum-gpa-for-sports/2002/05 /teaching-learning/online-report-cards-for-teacher-programs-draw-heavy-response/2002/01 More than 7,000 people rushed late last fall to log on to a new Department of Education Web site that is intended to illuminate the quality of the nation's teacher-preparation programs and their graduates. The heavy first-day response both surprised and pleased federal administrators. Wed, 09 Jan 2002 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/online-report-cards-for-teacher-programs-draw-heavy-response/2002/01 /teaching-learning/reports-of-grade-inflation-may-be-inflated-study-says/2001/10 A new study calls into question the popular notion that grading standards in the nation's high schools just aren't what they used to be. Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/reports-of-grade-inflation-may-be-inflated-study-says/2001/10 /teaching-learning/districts-tinker-with-report-cards-to-make-better-sense-of-standards/2001/09 Since the advent of the current generation of academic standards, districts throughout the nation have been tinkering with report cards, in many cases replacing or expanding on traditional letter grades. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/districts-tinker-with-report-cards-to-make-better-sense-of-standards/2001/09 /teaching-learning/location-tied-to-success-in-higher-ed/2000/12 Where students go to high school determines in large part how prepared they will be to succeed in college and graduate with a degree, according to a state-by-state report card on higher education released last week. Includes a chart, "Location, Location, Location." Wed, 06 Dec 2000 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/location-tied-to-success-in-higher-ed/2000/12 /teaching-learning/extra-credit-seldom-up-to-standards/2000/03 While teachers have been doling out extra credit for years, critics say that in this era of higher standards and harsher consequences for failing students and schools, bonus points are gaining too much influence over grades. Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/extra-credit-seldom-up-to-standards/2000/03 /teaching-learning/weighted-grades-pose-dilemmas-in-some-schools/1998/06 Cassie Davis has worked overtime at being the top student in her class at Highland High School in Nunn, Colo. Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/weighted-grades-pose-dilemmas-in-some-schools/1998/06 /teaching-learning/va-parents-to-receive-school-report-cards-under-new-mandate/1998/01 Every public school in Virginia will be required to provide detailed information to parents on student test scores and crime statistics under a plan approved this month by the state school board. Wed, 21 Jan 1998 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/va-parents-to-receive-school-report-cards-under-new-mandate/1998/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-no-such-thing-as-grade-inflation/1996/04 It's that time of year again for teachers. As an elementary school teacher for five years, I hated it. You spend a year getting to know your students, getting to know their strengths and weaknesses, becoming friends with their parents... then you have to go and give a failing grade to one of them. Wed, 17 Apr 1996 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-no-such-thing-as-grade-inflation/1996/04