Con: Letter grades de-emphasize learning. Critics of the letter grading system say that "students have become so preoccupied with grades, they aren't actually learning," NPR summarizes.

At first glance, the standards-based system may simply seem like just another type of grading scale. For example, parents might see a report card with 1′s 2′s or 3′s or symbols like +, -, or =.

Warrensville Heights schools started the new system with kindergarten-through-third-grade last year and this year expanded to 4th grade, with plans to add 5th grade next academic year.

Nearly 70% of Louisiana high schools currently earn As or Bs under the outgoing accountability system. That will change ...

Arizona public schools will get new letter-grade ratings for the first time in three years this fall, and the state will calculate them in ways both different and similar.

Statewide, 210 schools did not receive letter grades. The grades come just a few days after the state released ACT testing results data.Knox County Schools' participation rate for the college ...

The big story: Florida schools continued to show improvement in the state’s annual letter grading system, which have over the ...

How does the traditional school of thought stack up against 'un-grading,' an unorthodox assessment method gaining traction among the nation's educators?