If those background checks were conducted at the state level, before the license is issued, the state earned 20 of 20 points in our grading system. If the checks were left to the local school ...

That said, there was still no evidence of a letter-grading system, but this 4.0 scale quickly evolved over the next few decades. Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images 1895: First pass or ...

Advocates for the conventional grading system say it helps students easily identify "their improvements, mistakes, and areas they can work on," per Harlem World Magazine. Indeed, a precise scale ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is rolling out a new grading system this year that will allow students who score poorly on tests to redo assignments for a higher score. At its heart, the new way of ...