Primary school reports have evolved over past decades, from the crisp, one-page summary of the 1950s to the frank, opinionated musings of the 1980s and the anodyne standardisation of the 2000s.

The Sahuarita Unified School District is creating new report cards that are expected to align with Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards, formerly known as the Common Core.

A few weeks ago, I came across my gran’s report card from her time at Bernard Street School in Bridgeton in the years 1934-1936. Intrigued, I wanted to find out a bit more about what school ...