COMMENTARY: Grades vs. learning: AI reveals the flaws in our education system
learning: AI reveals the flaws in our education system April 6, 2026 Download featured image This story was originally published by EdSource . Sign up for their daily newsletter . Let me start with an unpopular but now well-worn recommendation: The routine use of grades in every corner of schooling needs to go. For over a century, American education has made grades its primary currency.
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Transforming Assessment Paradigms for Authenticity and Rigor in the AI Era
This article explores the essential shift needed in assessment methodologies to ensure they remain authentic and rigorous. It examines how educators can innovate assessment paradigms to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the pervasive influence of artificial intelligence.
Designing a Comprehensive K-12 AI Literacy Framework for Students and Educators
This article details the design of a comprehensive K-12 AI literacy framework. It addresses the crucial need to equip both students and educators with fundamental AI knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding. The framework aims to seamlessly integrate AI concepts into the curriculum, fostering informed and responsible engagement with artificial intelligence.
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Skip to main content Search Search Flypaper The human stakes of AI grading Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 3.26.2026 Getty Images/BongkarnThanyakij Listen to this article Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... During my last year as a classroom teacher, I was tasked with grading 5,400 assignments. Here’s the math: 150 students x 4 quarters x 9 assignments (the number we were required to grade quarterly).