JACKSON, MI - New criteria for Jackson High School’s future valedictorians could be coming down the pipeline soon, according to a proposal being considered by the Jackson School Board. Parents and ...

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that seniors at The Woodlands High School would soon receive their GPAs and class ranks. I also mentioned that the majority would moan and groan in a fit of ...

California’s public universities would no longer let applicants use grade-point averages for high-school courses that give extra weight to honors or Advanced Placement courses, under a proposal by a ...

The State Board of Education approved a temporary regulation Thursday that will give dual credit classes the same weight as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. Under the ...

In Carroll High School history teacher Tracie Jensen’s classroom, advanced placement students are asked to think deeply about the background of historical events, not just the details. “Why does this ...

One of the most pervasive lies in all of the secondary school system is the fallacy that a higher grade point average automatically equals more success. I wish students, parents and educators would ...

Local high school students are entering colleges like USC, UCLA, Cal Berkeley and Cal State L.A. with college courses already completed. How can this be? Answer: They are taking dual-enrollment ...

Public outcry led to a few big changes in the latest plan for a statewide uniform grade-point average system, which was presented Wednesday to Texas' Higher Education Coordinating Board. Pre-Advanced ...