Dec 2, 2021 · WHS journalism teacher Kathy Stoker shares, “I have seen an increase in students’ anxiety and depression that definitely has a connection to constantly checking their grades on PowerSchool. And I have seen students check upwards of over 100 times a …

Students spend every minute checking their PowerSchool for a grade to come in, causing them to lose focus in their class and causing more stress as the minutes go by. After you get a bad grade, you may get in trouble when you get home because now parents can also have PowerSchool.

I'm curious if teachers who use Powerschool as a gradebook and/or a student information system think it's still pretty bad. I'm aware most of its competitors are significantly worse (with the exception of Canvas) but I'm wondering if teachers think there could still be a better solution.

Nov 11, 2019 · After seeing a bad grade on PowerSchool, students cannot see which specific answers they got incorrect. Ultimately, a mere numerical grade is valued above the importance of learning from mistakes. The problem also falls on parents.

Jan 12, 2024 · In today’s world where teens struggle more than ever with academic pressure and mental health, the negative effects of PowerSchool are coming to light through much research. In order to help deliver this research HB’s special investigative unit hopes to uncover some answers.

Instead of a printed piece of paper once a semester sent home for a parent signature, most schools today use what’s called an online gradebook. PowerSchool, Engrade, LearnBoost and others all let students — and parents — access grades on assignments pretty much in real time.

Jan 24, 2025 · PowerSchool SIS is a student information system that schools and districts use to manage grades, track attendance, enrollment and other student records. ... PowerSchool says it will also offer 2 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · After a year of adjusting to the new grading system, WA has decided to open PowerSchool grades for students to view year round. Near the end of the last school year, an open gradebook was tested through PowerSchool, but this year it has officially been made available to students year round.

5 days ago · The company, PowerSchool, is best known for its Student Information System (SIS), one of the most widely used education tech programs in the U.S., and one of the breached systems.

Jan 23, 2025 · On January 7, PowerSchool revealed that it had experienced a network intrusion two weeks earlier that resulted in the “unauthorized exportation of personal information” customers stored in...