Students at elementary schools across the Jefferson City School District have just received report cards that look a bit different from what they've seen before. That's because elementary grades have ...

Grades are a well-established part of the K-12 education system that, in most school districts, play a decisive role in students’ academic standing. But what goes into the single letter or number that ...

— If a fourth-grader hangs his report card on the refrigerator this year, his parents shouldn’t be alarmed if he only scored a “4.” When the school year begins in less than two weeks, elementary ...