June 2026 Updates
These are the latest Blackboard updates SaaS release 4000.17, which will be live on our system from 4th June 2026.
Assignments and Tests
Improved rubric usability when adding or adjusting grades
Instructors can override grades without locking the rubric as well as provide feedback at the criterion-level for single or multiple attempts. Grades entered in the rubric grade pill update the attempt grade immediately.
For discussions and journals, grades now save at the attempt-level. The override workflow has been removed in these areas for a more consistent grading experience.
To improve consistency with the Flexible Grading page, we updated the rubric score box label from “Submission” to “Rubric Score”. To improve clarity, we also removed the sentence “You can only override the final grade for assessments with multiple attempts. Individual submissions are scored with a rubric.” from underneath the rubric score box.
Learner Progression and Personalised Experiences
Track Announcement engagement by student
Instructors can now check which announcements a student has read or not read on the new Announcements tab of the Student Overview page.
On the Student Overview page, instructors select the Announcements tab for a list of which announcements each student has and has not read.
