The Zero Grade Makes A Comeback. About Time? Or Ughhhhhh?

<p><strong>This Week: </strong>Remember Betsy Devos?  Remember how she used her power back in 2020 to make it easier for predatory men to get <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/betsy-devos-school-sexual-assault-rules-122401"><u>away with sexual harassment and assault </u></a>on college campuses? Well, we do, and we’re sure that has absolutely nothing to do with what happened at Cornell. And, for our main story today, we dive into grades. Specifically, a <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/08/27/ips-reverses-no-zero-grading-policy-for-students/"><u>fascinating story out of Indianapolis</u></a> where the district has reversed (sort of) its pandemic era policy banning zero grades for failing assignments. What’s fair when it comes to grading? Do grades even matter? Is there a better way we should be doing this? Manuel and Jeff discuss!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>All of the Above was named one of the top podcasts </strong><a href="https://www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-podcasts/#fe_6766400"><strong>on the Best 100 Education Podcasts in the US</strong></a><strong> by MillionPodcasts.com. </strong>Check us out, like, subscribe, and drop a rating :) </p><p><br></p><p><strong>MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! </strong>In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. <a href="https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com/"><u>https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don&#39;t miss our latest content!</strong></p><p>Listen on <a href="http://apple.co/38QV7Bd"><u>Apple Podcast </u></a>and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm?si=e8a97242cc7440a0"><u>Spotify</u></a> </p><p>Website: <a href="https://aotashow.com/"><u>https://AOTAshow.com</u></a></p><p><br></p>