The state Department of Education's review of eligibility requirements for special education students, points to the fact that pennies scrimped from important programs are often spent elsewhere on more costly services. The Department of Education's report found that the elimination of support services designed...

Grade Inflation-A Crisis in College Education VALEN E. JOHNSON SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK, INC.; 262 PP. 2003; $34.95 REVIEWED BY: KIMBERLEY BUSTER-WILLIAMS Grade inflation is not new to the academy. Mean grade averages have incrementally increased over the past few decades at even the...

When it comes to "living green," I suspect that I'm a lot like most Americans -- a walking bundle of contradictions. I do a pretty good job in some areas and fall down badly in others. My environmental report card would contain mostly B's and...

Wow! My column recommending that parents not pay their kids for good grades has generated a flood of e-mail, much of it disagreeing with me.For the most part, readers who took the opposing view feel that getting good grades is a child's job, and, like...

Examines the use of grading. Debates whether grades motivate students. Discusses what would happen if the grading system were eliminated.

Describes weighted grading scales. Considers if the grading scale should be weighted for high school students. Considers if the policy is fair to all students, even if they didn't take more difficult classes.

Argues why students should be graded equally without regard to level of effort. Maintains that teachers should grade by level of achievement alone.