This post takes a dive into a different tentacle of the world of student grades: what constitutes an F and whether the traditional 100-point grading scale makes sense.

Some teachers said they still wanted more practical strategies to support students who were multiple grade levels behind.

In the past decade, different grade-banding models have popped up across the country. But what best serves the middle grades?

Her teacher shared her test scores with me and explained that she is testing at a first-grade level. Her words per minute are below the minimum expected for the point in her education.

Escambia County schools as a whole received a B, while Santa Rosa maintained its A status. Find your individual school grades ...

One school — O. J. Semmes Elementary school — received an F grade. Of the 29 Santa Rosa County schools that were eligible for state-issued grades, 12 earned an A, 7 received a B and 9 schools ...