What if we stopped grading homework?

Brown University professor bans take-home exams after mass cheating

'I tell them that years from now, their grades won’t matter. What will matter is how much they learned and how much stayed in their brain.'

Professor gives his class perfect scores after realizing most were cheating on their final papers

This is not a reward. It is a warning. The post Professor gives his class perfect scores after realizing most were cheating on their final papers appeared first on Upworthy.

A Study Relationship Begins To Fray As One Friend Feels Overworked And Unappreciated

It's the student's responsibility to pass. The post A Study Relationship Begins To Fray As One Friend Feels Overworked And Unappreciated appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Pennsylvania Catholic schools brace for possible tax-credit cuts

If a bill passed by the state House eliminating the tax credits becomes law, scholarship organizations would lose their funding source and students would lose tuition assistance. [...]

Virginia Board of Education Rejects Surprise Proposal to Delay Cut Score Increases…For Now

The Virginia Board of Education on Thursday rejected a last-minute proposal from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to delay implementation of tougher passing standards (“cut scores”) on Standards of Learning (SOL) exams. Board members repeatedly emphasized we have the lowest math and reading cut scores in the country and that Virginia students, especially the []