This editorial policy says how GradeCat's pages are made. AI tools help draft them, including this one. Every grading rule is checked against a primary source listed on the page, and every worked example is recomputed by a test. We do not have a named reviewer yet.
How a page gets made
- Research. We read each rule on a primary source: a state law, a college catalog or registrar page, a U.S. Department of Education report, or a gradebook maker's own documentation.
- Drafting. AI tools help draft the text and the code.
- Checking the rules. Every grading rule is checked against a primary source, and that source is listed on the page. If we could not read a source page, we do not use it, even when a search listing seems to back the claim.
- Checking the numbers. Automated tests recompute each worked example with the same calculation code the tools use. They also check that the number printed on the page is the number the code gives.
Rules we write by
- When we say what a school does, we name the school and link the source. One school's rule is only that school's rule.
- We do not call any scale the national one, because the US has no national grading standard.
- If we use a sample class or set of scores, we label it as a made-up example.
- We do not publish a claim we cannot source. That means no invented statistics, no user counts and no rankings.
- We say what a tool cannot do. How we calculate lists the limits.
Reviewers
No named reviewer has checked GradeCat's pages, so no page says one has. When a reviewer joins, they will be named on the pages they check.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the page and add the date of the correction. Tool pages and guides also show when they were last updated.
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What our pages are not
Our tools give estimates, not official grades. Our guides explain rules, and your school's rules come first.