Proficiency-based grading and learning has been a subject of contention in Vermont. State Board Rules require that proficiency-based learning be implemented by 2020, and the implementation of ...

The state’s new rating system, which will be used to calculate school grades next fall, puts a premium on growth.

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Guntersville City Schools principals say they have made big changes to improve test scores and student behavior in the classrooms.

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Legislators in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kansas must follow Oklahoma’s lead by rejecting diluted proficiency standards and ...

Oregon students have some work to do if they’re going to get back to pre-pandemic academic proficiency levels, according to new state testing data. The Oregon Department of Education released its ...

Fewer than half of Montana students in grades 3 through 8 are at or above grade-level proficiency standards in language arts ...

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 ...

Apr. 13—Alette HahnHansen repeats a short phrase to keep herself motivated: "Oscar, doctor, president." The 17-year-old, a junior at Santa Fe High School, hopes to win an Oscar, earn a doctorate and ...