British school leaving grades have fallen, according to data published Thursday, as exam boards reigned in “grade inflation” from the lockdowns, when schools were shut and A-level exams replaced with teacher assessment. The A-level exam results in England show 82.1 percent of students received a C grade or above compared to 88.2 percent in 2021…

Every fall, my husband Mike and I sit outside with our morning coffee and watch the neighborhood kids sprint down the street to catch the school bus. Each year, I consider writing this story and then lament the thought of digging up old regrets. Away from home as a college freshman, I messed up academically….

About 70 parents, teachers, and students rallied outside the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) office March 9 to show their support for schools reopening. Supervisor Don Wagner, a keynote speaker at the event, was among those lobbying for a full-time return to classrooms. “It is perfectly safe, we believe, based on the science, to let the kids get back…

The education secretary has confirmed that there will be no GCSE, AS, or A-Level exams this summer in England and that grades will be awarded by teacher assessment. “This year we’re going to put our trust in teachers, rather than algorithms,” UK education secretary Gavin Williamson told the House of Commons on Jan. 6 in…