<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - grading</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/grading</link><description>Newsvine - grading</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:42:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:58:50 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Study: Teachers shouldn't use red colored pens to mark homework 'because it's like shouting and upsets pupils'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A study showed students think they've been assessed more harshly when their work is covered in red ink compared to more neutral colours like blue.
Sociologists Richard Dukes and Heather Albanesi from the University of Colorado told the Journal of Social Science: 'The red gradi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16565750-study-teachers-shouldnt-use-red-colored-pens-to-mark-homework-because-its-like-shouting-and-upsets-pupils</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16565750-study-teachers-shouldnt-use-red-colored-pens-to-mark-homework-because-its-like-shouting-and-upsets-pupils</guid><category>us</category><category>usa</category><category>education</category><category>students</category><category>colorado</category><category>united-states</category><category>grading</category><category>teaching</category><category>red-is-dead</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz9A6049D0-914D-0E92-5DC7-1011F3FEE71C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz9A6049D0-914D-0E92-5DC7-1011F3FEE71C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Online Teacher Fired For Paying Former Student To Teach Class, Grade </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, or ECOT, isn&rsquo;t a traditional public school, but like all public schools, classes are supposed to be taught by licensed teachers.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13806233-online-teacher-fired-for-paying-former-student-to-teach-class-grade</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13806233-online-teacher-fired-for-paying-former-student-to-teach-class-grade</guid><category>ohio</category><category>tech</category><category>education</category><category>school</category><category>grading</category><category>public-schools</category><category>online-schools</category><category>teacher-fired</category><category>teaching-assistants</category><category>students-teaching</category><category>licensed-teachers</category><category>electronic-classrooms</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:44:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard508DB295-26F1-BADB-2063-C41FD6D19844.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="128" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizard508DB295-26F1-BADB-2063-C41FD6D19844.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gov. Abercrombie Abandons the Hawaii Brand and Small Scale Farmers | Hawaii Reporter</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Neil Abercrombie has decided to allow HB 280 (the repeal of  mandatory certification of coffee) to become law without his signature  rather than follow through on his announced intent to veto the bill.&nbsp;  This failure of political will represents the abandonment of consu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rochart]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rochart]]></source><link>http://rochart.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12726947-gov-abercrombie-abandons-the-hawaii-brand-and-small-scale-farmers-hawaii-reporter</link><guid>http://rochart.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12726947-gov-abercrombie-abandons-the-hawaii-brand-and-small-scale-farmers-hawaii-reporter</guid><category>hawaii</category><category>united-states</category><category>certification</category><category>sold-out</category><category>grading</category><category>prostitute</category><category>kona</category><category>kona-coffee</category><category>neil-abercrombie</category><category>topa-equities</category><category>hawaii-coffee-company</category><category>paradise-beverages</category><category>kona-kai</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:52:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>No-Zero Grading Policy In Lowndes County Schools Require Retesting Opportunities For Failing Students (UPDATED)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Lowndes County Schools students in Georgia can relax a little -- 3rd through 8th graders can no longer receive zeros on assignments.
Under a new policy, report cards and progress reports will reflect a 60 out of 100 as the lowest grade, and teachers must offer students opportu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></source><link>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10372152-no-zero-grading-policy-in-lowndes-county-schools-require-retesting-opportunities-for-failing-students-updated</link><guid>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10372152-no-zero-grading-policy-in-lowndes-county-schools-require-retesting-opportunities-for-failing-students-updated</guid><category>learning</category><category>education</category><category>grading</category><category>failure</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:19:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Keep Report Card Time Stress Free</title>
<description><![CDATA[CITRUS PARK, Fla. - These first graders at Citrus Park Elementary school are like little sponges.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5330128-keep-report-card-time-stress-free</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5330128-keep-report-card-time-stress-free</guid><category>time</category><category>free</category><category>education</category><category>school</category><category>parents</category><category>principal</category><category>report-card</category><category>dr</category><category>grading</category><category>advice</category><category>parenting</category><category>teaching</category><category>first-graders</category><category>stresss</category><category>citus-park-elementary</category><category>joan-bookman</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:22:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Schoolgirls fined for bugging teachers </title>
<description><![CDATA[Two Stockholm schoolgirls have been taken to court for trying to bug their teachers during a grading conference. They were found out after one of them revealed all on Facebook.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/24/4959437-schoolgirls-fined-for-bugging-teachers</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/24/4959437-schoolgirls-fined-for-bugging-teachers</guid><category>conference</category><category>education</category><category>teachers</category><category>surveillance</category><category>grading</category><category>bugs</category><category>bugging</category><category>grades</category><category>staffroom</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:02:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mount Olive Schools Ban the D - Itâ��s C or Flunk - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The way the Mount Olive school district sees it, its students should not be getting by with D's on their report cards, either. This fall, there will no longer be any D's, only A's, B's, C's and F's.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PiCubed]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PiCubed]]></source><link>http://picubed.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/16/4903988-mount-olive-schools-ban-the-d-its-c-or-flunk-nytimescom</link><guid>http://picubed.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/16/4903988-mount-olive-schools-ban-the-d-its-c-or-flunk-nytimescom</guid><category>schools</category><category>education</category><category>students</category><category>grading</category><category>mount-olive-school-district</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:49:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama has graded himself a B+, What grade do you give him?</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is a poll to grade Obama's (almost) 1st year.  You're the voter, you decide how good of a job he has done.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[myeyesareopen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[myeyesareopen]]></source><link>http://ned-wise.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3645796-obama-has-graded-himself-a-b-what-grade-do-you-give-him</link><guid>http://ned-wise.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3645796-obama-has-graded-himself-a-b-what-grade-do-you-give-him</guid><category>obama</category><category>grading</category><category>obama-poll</category><category>grade-poll</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:04:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Study critiques schools over subjective grading</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever rolled your eyes when your child says a teacher's grade was unfair, you might want to think again. Your child might be right.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SS-CA]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SS-CA]]></source><link>http://ss-ca.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/07/3358224-study-critiques-schools-over-subjective-grading</link><guid>http://ss-ca.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/07/3358224-study-critiques-schools-over-subjective-grading</guid><category>schools</category><category>education</category><category>teachers</category><category>grading</category><category>teaching</category><category>educators</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:41:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>More College Students In Need Of Remedial Classes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lax grading standards in some high schools have resulted in an increasing number of college freshman who must take remedial classes to get caught up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeofga]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mikeofga]]></source><link>http://mikeofga.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/03/2770709-more-college-students-in-need-of-remedial-classes</link><guid>http://mikeofga.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/03/2770709-more-college-students-in-need-of-remedial-classes</guid><category>college</category><category>education</category><category>high-school</category><category>grading</category><category>remedial</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 01:01:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Think &quot;Zero&quot; Is The Lowest Grade Your Child Can Receive On A Test?  In Texas, It May Be a 70 Due To School &quot;Minimum Grade&quot; Policies  </title>
<description><![CDATA[It's getting harder and harder to fail in Texas. According to The Dallas Morning News, a growing number of Texas school districts are prohibiting teachers from giving grades lower than a 50, 60, and sometimes even a 70.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/14/2682639-think-zero-is-the-lowest-grade-your-child-can-receive-on-a-test-in-texas-it-may-be-a-70-due-to-school-minimum-grade-policies</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/14/2682639-think-zero-is-the-lowest-grade-your-child-can-receive-on-a-test-in-texas-it-may-be-a-70-due-to-school-minimum-grade-policies</guid><category>texas</category><category>schools</category><category>politics</category><category>teachers</category><category>grading</category><category>minimum-grades</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:45:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Seeing red over scarlet-marked homework. (Using red marker is too aggressive.  Choose a different color.)</title>
<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY (Reuters) - Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche as the color is too aggressive, according to education strategies drafted by an Australian state government.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></source><link>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2196844-seeing-red-over-scarlet-marked-homework-using-red-marker-is-too-aggressive-choose-a-different-color</link><guid>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2196844-seeing-red-over-scarlet-marked-homework-using-red-marker-is-too-aggressive-choose-a-different-color</guid><category>world-news</category><category>psychology</category><category>grading</category><category>red-marker</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:37:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>School rejects A-to-E grading </title>
<description><![CDATA[AN INDEPENDENT school is seeking exemption from the controversial A-to-E reporting system, claiming the system is at odds with its founding principles.

The Federal Government has made education funding to the states dependent on the introduction of the system in all schools.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></source><link>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/03/596775-school-rejects-a-to-e-grading</link><guid>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/03/596775-school-rejects-a-to-e-grading</guid><category>schools</category><category>australia</category><category>education</category><category>grading</category><category>federal-government</category><category>curriculum</category><category>assessment</category><pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:37:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Senators side with businesses: Restaurants don't have to post sanitation ratings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Finding Restaurant Grades More Difficult In Florida]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[newsguru]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[newsguru]]></source><link>http://newsguru.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/02/549817-senators-side-with-businesses-restaurants-dont-have-to-post-sanitation-ratings</link><guid>http://newsguru.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/02/549817-senators-side-with-businesses-restaurants-dont-have-to-post-sanitation-ratings</guid><category>business</category><category>rating</category><category>florida</category><category>senators</category><category>consumer</category><category>restaurants</category><category>businesses</category><category>lobbyists</category><category>grading</category><category>association</category><category>eateries</category><category>rating-system</category><category>lodging-association</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Guide to Grading Exams</title>
<description><![CDATA[t's that time of year again. Students have taken their finals, and now it is time to grade them. It is something professors have been looking forward to all semester. Exactness in grading is a well-honed skill, taking considerable expertise and years of practice to master.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[lauhal]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[lauhal]]></source><link>http://lauhal63.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/14/482848-a-guide-to-grading-exams</link><guid>http://lauhal63.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/14/482848-a-guide-to-grading-exams</guid><category>education</category><category>odd</category><category>teachers</category><category>humor</category><category>papers</category><category>funny</category><category>grading</category><category>essays</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Legal fight over school reports </title>
<description><![CDATA[A BAN by teachers on "A-E" reporting will be tested by the Education Department, which yesterday lodged an application in the Industrial Relations Commission to have it overturned.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></source><link>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/13/439966-legal-fight-over-school-reports</link><guid>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/13/439966-legal-fight-over-school-reports</guid><category>education</category><category>grading</category><category>federal-government</category><category>assessment</category><category>reports</category><category>australian-education-union</category><category>industrial-relations-commission</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:44:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Teacher marks down A-to-E grading system</title>
<description><![CDATA[A PROMINENT English teacher will give all of his students a C if forced to use the new A to E reporting system.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Johblogs]]></source><link>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/17/365410-teacher-marks-down-a-to-e-grading-system</link><guid>http://johblogs.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/17/365410-teacher-marks-down-a-to-e-grading-system</guid><category>australia</category><category>education</category><category>teacher</category><category>grading</category><category>federal-governments</category><category>assesssment</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>