When we talk about college admission, we usually focus on the application and the sequence of events leading up to it. However, other ingredients in the mix often get overlooked: the applicant's high ...

Scott Looney thinks the high school transcript is broken. The document — a one-page representation of a student’s academic achievements and a ticket to college admission — is out of touch with the ...

Conscientious teachers at any grade level know how difficult it is to grade students fairly and honestly. Although it may be easier in math and the sciences to put a number on students' achievements, ...

See a model of the transcript below or click here if on a mobile device. "We want every student's accomplishments and humanity to be visible and valued," Patricia Russell, interim executive director ...

Hundreds of high schools across the country have expressed interest in ditching letter grades and grade point averages for the mastery transcript, an interactive display of students’ work that’s ...

My grandson recently got a D in high school chemistry, prompting dire warnings from his mother (my daughter) about his "permanent record." However, in 1975, I too got a D in high school chemistry, ...

One of the most anxiety-producing parts of high school is worrying about what colleges are going to think of your transcripts. Did you get good enough grades? Take enough honors classes? To put it ...

Hoosier students at both the high school and college levels will soon have their academic transcripts converted into a common digital file as part of a yearslong initiative to better manage — and ...