A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. Professors will vote on a proposal to limit the number to around 20 percent. By Mark Arsenault Harvard undergraduates ...

Harvard is worried about going soft. Specifically, about grade inflation, the name for giving ever higher marks to ever more students. According to an “Update on Grading and Workload” from the ...

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report ...

Students across the country are increasingly struggling to meet proficiency standards in science, math and reading, newly released data shows. Assessing eighth graders in science and 12th graders in ...

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Over 30% of U.S. students in their last year of high school lack basic reading skills, the lowest performance in over three decades, according to test results released on Tuesday ...

At this year’s Public Works Expo, Caterpillar introduced its new Cat 140 Lever Motor Grader (140 LVR), giving attendees a first look at a machine designed to merge traditional operator preferences ...

Students looking for feedback on their assignments typically go to office hours, join study groups, or share drafts with classmates for peer review. Now there’s a new artificial-intelligence tool that ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

South Carolina consistently ranks among states with the worst reading scores on the nation’s report card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress. But a recent test indicates the state may be ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...