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Carmel High School updates reassessment policy

Carmel High School updates reassessment policy

Keira Kress September 19, 2023

Ahead of the 2023-2024 school year, this school has made changes to its reassessment policy. Most notably, the new reassessment policy allows for retake opportunities for test grades below an A- (90%,...

Keep on Keepin' On: Students should direct focus towards personal goals, not outperforming peers

Keep on Keepin’ On: Students should direct focus towards personal goals, not outperforming peers

Jessica Konrad October 25, 2018

The crimson letter proudly declared itself at the top of the page: A-. I looked beneath my score and smiled when I saw the scratch-and-sniff sticker featuring a smiling snail and the words “Nice Work!”...

The Control of College Board. College Board monopolizes standardized testing.

The Control of College Board. College Board monopolizes standardized testing.

perspectives March 18, 2016

There is no doubt the advent of ap courses has advanced the level of education among students in the United States. However, the corporation that runs the AP program, the College Board, has created a monopoly...

It's not all about the grades. Schools should de-emphasize grades and emphasize learning.

It’s not all about the grades. Schools should de-emphasize grades and emphasize learning.

perspectives March 20, 2015

As a student in high school, it is easy to become stressed due to the increasing pressure surrounding grades and GPA and whether or not they meet the expectations set not only by society, but also by yourself. Recently,...

State of the Education System. Grades get in the way of learning.

State of the Education System. Grades get in the way of learning.

Contributor January 22, 2015

As of December 2014, I finished my first semester of precalculus intermediate with a D+. Throughout the semester, my quarterly grades were composed of multiple 100-point quizzes and cumulative tests with...

HIT THE HIGH NOTES: Members of the CHS Band practice during their class. According to recent studies, students that participate in musical activities perform community service four times more than those who don’t. HENRY ZHU / PHOTO

Musicians get higher grades

entertainment February 23, 2012

Stage lights, sheet music, dance steps. While these might not be the first thoughts that come to mind when someone thinks of a high school, they are as essential to education as any other class, according...

With completion of first nine weeks, results of 90/10 policy stir mixed responses

News October 19, 2011

Now into more than nine weeks of the school year, students and teachers have a chance to better understand the district’s decision to change grading in the math department to a 90/10 system. But that...

Power School grading to be implemented next year, replaces 12-point scale with percent-based structure

News May 20, 2010

By Jackson Whiteker <[email protected]>  Starting next school year, there will be a few changes made to the grading scale and grading periods, including the implementation of a nine-week...

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