My son Andrew is currently in the midst of the college application process. My daughter Megan is a junior in college. And in my job as a college professor, I constantly find myself in conversations ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

areas, giving different weight – or importance – to certain areas. Class size, technology and programs offered combine for the largest part of the final score, and the more standardized tests a school ...