SCHOOL GRADING

Missouri is shaking things up in education. The state is creating a new way to grade schools. This is after Governor Mike Kehoe gave an order. The Missouri Department of Education has until June to make a plan. The new system will use letter grades from A to F. It will be based on how well students

Imagine a medical school where grades are simply pass or fail, instead of the usual 1 to 5 scale. This was the case for a group of medical students who were part of a study comparing two classes: one with the old, competitive grading system, and one with the new pass/fail system. Researchers wanted