Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families. When we talk about college admission, we usually focus on the ...

This work is about having students go beyond "this is an A" to "this is what knowledge really looks like. --Edgar Montes, Mastery Transcript Consortium For decades students, educators, and parents ...

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Kentucky is the latest state to unveil an e-transcript service About 20 states require high schools to operate under an e-transcript service Insufficient technical resources could complicate the ...

In high schools and colleges nationwide last week, educators debated a new plan to abolish the traditional high school transcript and reform college admissions. The plan, pushed by more than 100 elite ...

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, ...