How we make the resource pages
What these pages are, how they are researched, how AI is used, who is responsible, and how to report a mistake.
What the Resources section is
Reference pages for teachers, tutors, distance-learning educators and homeschool parents: one page per place and topic, such as the grading system of a country or the attendance rules of a state. They explain how a system works in the classroom. They are not legal advice and not a credential evaluation.
How we research a page
Each page starts as a structured fact sheet. We collect facts from three tiers of sources. Tier one is official: ministries of education, national coordinating bodies, statutes, exam boards and national statistics agencies. Tier two is authoritative but secondary: credential evaluators, university regulations, international education databases and peer-reviewed or teacher-training publications. Tier three is reference material such as encyclopedias and education portals, which we use only as pointers.
A fact appears on a page only when a tier-one or tier-two source states it. Scale definitions, passing thresholds, who sets the rules, exams, report cards and promotion rules always rest on tier one or two. Where a widely used convention exists but no rule, such as a percent-to-grade key, the page labels it as a convention.
How we use AI
AI models help us draft the explanatory text from the verified fact sheet and check the draft for errors, repetition and gaps. AI never supplies a fact: numbers, thresholds and names come from the sources listed on the page. Charts and converters are generated by code from the fact sheet, never drawn by an image model. Before a page is published, a human editor checks its key facts and tables against the sources and signs off on it.
Who is responsible
The EMStudio editorial team, teachers and former curriculum coordinators who build EMStudio, is responsible for every page. Each page names its reviewer, and the reviewer approves the page before it goes live.
Keeping pages current
Every page shows three dates. "Published" never changes. "Updated" appears only when the content itself changed after publication. "Last verified" is the date a human re-checked the facts against their sources, which happens on a regular schedule and whenever a reader reports a problem. Re-verification without changes does not move the updated date.
Corrections
Every page has a "Suggest a correction" link. We acknowledge reports within five business days and either fix the page or explain why not within ten. Corrections that change a fact are logged on the page.
Limits
Conversions between grading systems are indicative. Official recognition of a transcript is done by credential evaluators. Pages about attendance or other rules summarise public law for educators and are not legal advice; check the statute and your local policy.