You sure see that word around a lot these days in education circles, so it’s definitely a timely question. Thanks, Donna, for asking it! My three guest responses today -- from Barbara R. Blackburn, ...

The middle-level curriculum has been under increasing scrutiny in this era of standards and high-stakes testing as advocates and critics debate whether middle schools can adequately address the ...

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 ...

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 ...