If there ever was a common meaning of the word, the concept of success appears to have become increasingly a matter of opinion. We surveyed readers of The Atlantic for their definitions.

A recent Education Week special report, “ Grading and Assessment: How to Best Measure Student Success ,” examines how districts are rethinking everything from extra credit to class rank, and how some ...

They asked him about his greatest success and greatest failure, to which he responded: Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you ...