When Laura Link works with districts to review their grading policies, she starts by asking a simple question: What are grades for? Are grades meant to motivate students? To help teachers determine ...

My wife “Alana” and I are having a disagreement over rewarding our kids for getting good grades. School will be starting in two weeks for our kids, who are 11 and 13. I suggested we give them an ...

It may not surprise you to learn that I was a pretty good student. Not perfect, of course — I put everything off to the last minute and did a fair amount of late-night cramming when I was in high ...

Q. 1: I read your column about test anxiety with interest. I’m not anxious about taking tests as much as I’m anxious about getting good grades. I worry about grades all the time. It feels like my ...

Now I don't claim to be an A-student But I'm trying to be For maybe by being an A-student, baby, I can win your love for me. —Sam Cooke A friend recently drew my attention to an article on the Time ...

With as seemingly impossible as it is to get into college these days and the ever more punishing economy and job market our kids are likely to end up in, the stakes have probably never felt higher ...