An algorithm used to calculate exam results in England risks unfairly punishing poorer pupils, politicians have warned. The system was introduced when school exams were cancelled due to the COVID-19 ...

English school-leaving exam results will now be based on teacher assessments after the government scrapped a controversial algorithm that downgraded nearly 40% of predicted grades. The U-turn came ...

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As millions of students in Britain await exam results this month, a row has erupted over algorithms used to calculate their grades after exams were ...

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Colorado high school student Isabel Castaneda checked her final grades for the International Baccalaureate program in July, she was shocked. Despite being ...

As anger erupted following the release of A-level grades last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted that the results were “robust”, “good” and “dependable for employers”. But just days later, ...