GradingPal adds AI grading for typed and handwritten work

GradingPal launched version 2.0 with AI-assisted grading for math, science and writing, including typed or handwritten work, page-by-page evidence behind each score and teacher approval before students see results. The update also expands standards tracking, language support and rubric options for classrooms that still rely on paper assignments.

Why it matters: - GradingPal 2.0 is built to cut teacher grading time while keeping teachers in control of the final score and feedback. - The product links each suggested grade to specific evidence in student work, which can make AI-assisted grading easier to verify. - The update supports paper-based classrooms, multilingual classes and multiple standards systems in one workflow.

What happened: - GradingPal announced GradingPal 2.0 on September 30, 2026. - The update adds AI grading for math, science and writing for typed or handwritten student work. - Teachers can scan a full class’s papers as one PDF. - GradingPal separates pages into individual student submissions and reads handwriting. - Teachers can review page groupings, move pages or request a clearer scan before grading starts. - Teachers approve scores and feedback before students receive them.

The details: - GradingPal drafts scores and feedback, then identifies the sentence, step or answer behind each score. - The system explains how the work meets the teacher’s criteria. - In math, the system evaluates steps as well as the final answer. - In science, the system focuses on the reasoning behind a conclusion. - In writing, the system evaluates how students build and support an argument. - GradingPal 2.0 connects grading to standards tracking so approved grades build a progress picture across the term. - Clicking a mastery level opens the graded work behind it. - Standards coverage includes all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., Common Core, NGSS and state frameworks such as Texas’s TEKS. - The platform also supports AP, IB, Cambridge International, UK exam boards, WIDA and ACTFL. - Students can submit work in U.S. or UK English, Spanish, French, German or Brazilian Portuguese. - GradingPal can detect the language of an individual submission in a mixed-language class and assess work in that language. - Feedback can return in the language the student reads best, while the teacher view stays in English. - More than 500 ready-made rubrics are available from state assessment programs, Smarter Balanced, AP and IB. - Teachers can adapt a library rubric or use a custom rubric. - GradingPal supports quizzes, worksheets, exams, presentations, projects, short answers, oral responses and video submissions. - Teachers can write reusable grading instructions in everyday language. - Teacher approval is required before release, and scores and feedback remain editable until then. - GradingPal 2.0 is available to all GradingPal users, including free-plan users. - The update includes a walkthrough at more information. - GradingPal says student work is never used to train AI models. - GradingPal is a product of Cues Technologies Inc., based in Beverly Hills, California.

Between the lines: - The emphasis on evidence behind each score appears aimed at reducing teacher skepticism around AI grading. - The combination of handwritten-paper support and multilingual feedback suggests GradingPal is targeting real classroom workflows, not just digital-first assignments. - Standards tracking and linked graded work could make the platform more useful for reporting and parent-teacher conversations, not only scoring.

What's next: - GradingPal users can start using the 2.0 features immediately. - Teachers adopting the update will likely test how the AI handles different subjects, handwriting quality and rubric styles in their own classrooms. - The company’s walkthrough and product page offer more details at GradingPal and more information.