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 ...

Scott Looney thinks the high school transcript is broken. The document — a one-page representation of a student’s academic achievements and a ticket to college admission — is out of touch with 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover education as a sector and as the bedrock of all sectors. This article is more than 10 years old. As often as I counsel ...

When completing the Common App, your high school transcript should be uploaded by your school. Every high school applicant (including those who applied Early Decision and were admitted or deferred) ...

The online transcripts of seniors at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools are in order, the Palo Alto school district announced Monday following an investigation of possible transcript fraud. How will you ...

Scott Looney, the head of the Hawken School near Cleveland and a leader in private education, had become disenchanted. The majority of American high schools, even the best money could buy, he believed ...

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, ...