In reference to the grading of schools, Orange County Superintendent Dennis Smith points out that the schools in Orange County with failing grades are those in impoverished neighborhoods. Those ...

The Michigan Department of Education is backing away from an effort to assign schools an A-F grade based on performance, choosing instead to use a "dashboard" containing multiple indicators to show ...

Most parents responding to a recent survey like the experimental changes made in some elementary school report cards this past year _ including a change in the traditional A, B, C's for younger ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is rolling out a new grading system this year that will allow students who score poorly on tests to redo assignments for a higher score. At its heart, the new way of ...

Faced with two conflicting methods of grading schools, the Hillsborough County School Board said Tuesday it will develop its own comprehensive way of evaluating schools by the first of the year. Board ...

Each Michigan public school would receive an A-F grade on six academic performance measures - including graduation rates and proficiency and growth in math and English language arts - under new ...

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein are moving toward bringing a truly revolutionary concept to the public schools: accountability for improving student performance. They have decided to begin ...

The Brooklane Heights development went back before the Corvallis City Council for the first time since 2011 at Monday night’s meeting at the downtown fire station. Councilors held a limited public ...