Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The U.S. education system's decades-long focus on standards, ...

Some school districts, including ones in Maine, New Mexico, Iowa and Oregon, are shifting to standards-based grading, where students are graded on the skills and concepts they learn instead of points ...

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Education in the United States operates within a complex system. It is difficult to focus on any particular component without considering how it is influenced by and, in turn, influences other parts ...