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 ...

Hundreds of high schools across the country have expressed interest in ditching letter grades and grade point averages for the mastery transcript, an interactive display of students’ work that’s ...

See a model of the transcript below or click here if on a mobile device. "We want every student's accomplishments and humanity to be visible and valued," Patricia Russell, interim executive director ...