For high school students, grade point average is often a major focal point -- a barometer of their academic success. GPA is a factor in class rank, college admissions, scholarship eligibility and more ...

The S.C. Department of Education is considering adopting a new grading system for public schools, replacing the current seven-point grading scale with a 10-point scale. The policy shift will help ...

Every student should know how to calculate your GPA, or grade point average, on your own. Perhaps you want to know where you stand amongst your fellow classmates, or maybe you need to fill out a new ...

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At Tuesday's College Station ISD school board meeting, students asked the board to start considering changing the point system when it comes to Advance Placement and Honors classes. Right now, both ...

FAIRFIELD — Last month, school administrators were proposing grading weight changes, course name changes and a redistribution of high school courses for the 2019-2020 school year. For now, course name ...

Sterling High School is seeing a change in its grading scale, back to the previous traditional 10-point scale. The school was directed by the RE-1 Valley School Board to make the change back after ...

The Northern Cass school district in North Dakota last spring graduated its first class of seniors who went through most of high school without receiving letter grades. Instead, their report cards ...

For high school students, grade point average is often a major focal point — a barometer of their academic success. GPA is a factor in class rank, college admissions, scholarship eligibility and more; ...

When students enter high school, they’re often told about the importance of achieving a high grade point average. In general, GPA serves as the most comprehensive indicator of a student’s overall ...