In a meeting on Monday, the topic of academic rigor came up, as it does from time to time. The context was a discussion of grade inflation and student success. In a nutshell, the speaker was ...

In education, academic rigor tends to be defined in two different ways: as a workload that is demanding and difficult or as learning experiences that challenge and support students to think more ...

Yesterday’s post asked folks how they define academic rigor. I asked the right people the right question! The answers were thoughtful, wide-ranging, plentiful and sometimes even impassioned. Best.

Nearly three-quarters of the states have sought to create their own definition of a rigorous high-school curriculum on top of guidelines issued by the federal government, a step that would provide an ...

The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, developed a standard definition of "rigor". By establishing a common understanding of this ...

How hard should it be to earn a college degree? When the book “Academically Adrift” appeared in 2011, it generated widespread concern that college was not effectively educating students and preparing ...