Traveling is a headache in itself, but the last thing anyone needs is to be told at the check-in counter that their suitcase is overweight. What follows is arguably one of the top five most ...

Some B.C. parents and students are giving the B.C. Ministry of Education a failing grade this week. That’s after the province announced that a “proficiency scale,” instead of letter grades on report ...

All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades. A statement from the Education Ministry says that ...

Some parents of Fond du Lac High School students have expressed concern and confusion over the new standards-based grading and a group-learning system used in some high school math classes — both ...

Opinion: There appears to be a lack of communication between the Ministry of Education and the frontline staff about how to use this new system. Victor Brar points out that communication with parents ...

Is it better to be “extending” at two-digit multiplication or “proficient” at it? How about “developing” versus “emerging?” According to the British Columbia Education Ministry’s new proficiency scale ...

Released in August, the U.S. Department of Education study mapping state proficiency standards onto the National Assessment of Educational Progress scales produced a remarkable statement from Joanne ...