The Department of Education says if a 10-point scale had been in place over the last three years, anywhere from 12,000 to 13,000 more students would have qualified for lottery scholarships.

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Pittsylvania County Schools is changing the way it grades students and how often. The Pittsylvania County School Board voted to change from a 7-point grading ...

Louisiana has recently adopted a new 10-point grading scale, transitioning from the previous 7-point system due to House Bill 424. Shreveport Representative Tammy Phelps wrote the law, and says ...

Under the new system, it will be easier for students to attain straight A's. I was so upset when my final grade in biology the first nine weeks was a 92.54, which is just 1.46 points away from an A.

She said such changes may appear on a Board of Education agenda in about a month, now that the movement to a 10-point grading scale has been established. The changes, she said, will take place at ...

Using a 10-point grading scale, students receive an “A” for scores between 90-100, a “B” for 80-89 and so forth. CCPS currently uses a seven-point system where 93-100 is considered an A.

Goochland students will be graded using a 10-point grading scale starting in the fall, after the School Board approved the change from a seven point scale at its regular April meeting.

The New Albany Public School Board voted Monday evening to implement a new 10-point grading scale for the 2009-2010 school year. The previous grading scale is as follows: A 93-100, B 85-92, C 75 ...

Movement to a 10-point grading scale may soon be under consideration at Rapid City Area Schools. Valerie Seales, RCAS director of teaching, learning and innovation, delivered a presentation ...

The State Board of Education’s adoption of the 10-point grading system was a necessary step. A student who is dual-enrolled in high school and Aiken Technical College may make a 92 in two classes.