By replacing the 10-point grade scale, schools thought it would motivate kids to try harder, but instead it has had the opposite effect. The seven-point grading scale should be changed to the 10 ...

Louisiana has recently adopted a new 10-point grading scale, transitioning from the previous 7-point system due to House Bill 424. Shreveport Representative Tammy Phelps wrote the law, and says ...

Movement to a 10-point grading scale may soon be under consideration at Rapid City Area Schools. Valerie Seales, RCAS director of teaching, learning and innovation, delivered a presentation ...

Students are starting the school year with a new grading scale. Dorchester District Two has approved the adoption of a 10-point grading scale for third through 12th grades beginning with the 2016 ...

The Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to move to a 10-point grading scale beginning next school year. The vote followed comments from five members of the public ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WCBD) — The state Board of Education voted unanimously in April to move South Carolina schools to a 10-point grading scale starting in August. SC schools now use a 7-point scale ...

Greenville County Schools may move all second through eighth grade students to a 10-point grading scale following the state Board of Education’s recent decision to change its uniform grading ...

The switch comes after the state Board of Education changed the grading scale for all high school credit courses to a 10-point scale starting in the 2016-2017 school year.

Last week, the N.C. State Board of Education voted to abandon the seven-point grade scale in favor of a new 10-point scale across the state. “This brings us more in line with what other school ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The school year kicking off Monday across South Carolina brings a new 10-point grading scale for high schoolers, impacting who qualifies for scholarships, sports, or just a ...

Hanover’s School Board voted 6-1 on Tuesday to adopt a so-called 10-point grading scale for the school system’s middle and high schools. The change will go into effect beginning with the 2017 ...

The state Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to move South Carolina schools to a 10-point grading scale starting in August. SC schools now use a 7-point scale, while North Carolina ...