Paying attention to grades is something most students should be doing as we approach the end of the school year. The chaos of this school year and the constant transitions between tiers, however, may have...

In the Carlisle Area School District, students and parents are able to monitor grades through a program called PowerSchool. Earlier this decade, the company released a mobile app so that users could...

The point of participation grades is to give students credit for actively working in class, but it is often measured in how many times you answer questions aloud. It would seem then that sharing your...

Remember those resolutions you made three months ago and probably forget about? It’s not too late to get started on those. There are still ways to complete those before next year. A common resolution...

We've all heard the phrase, "X marks the spot."  But if one shows up on your transcript, your situation is anything but golden. At CHS, students need 4 quality points (D = 1, C = 2, B = 3, A = 4) to...

Teachers often start the year by telling students that cheating only hurts them, but there is a reason that students are copying other’s answers. School is supposed to be a place for students to learn,...

The second marking period always seems the worst for students to keep their grades up because of Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Lots of students have different strategies to use in order to keep their...