PROOF POINTS: New evidence of high school grade inflation
ACT study finds that the trend of rising GPAs accelerated after 2016 and intensified during the pandemic
Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds
Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds
Decline of SAT and ACT sparks dubious fears of high school grade inflation
Decline of SAT and ACT sparks dubious fears of high school grade inflation
Lemov: Students Learn More From Tough Teachers — but Simply Raising Expectations and Not Giving Easy A’s Isn’t Enough
Is it possible that better teachers grade harder and get better results because of their teaching, not their grading? If so, just telling weak teachers to grade harder might not be enough to achieve positive results for students
End the “Easy A”
Tougher grading standards set more students up for success
A’s on the rise in U.S. report cards, but SAT scores founder
USA Today - Greg Toppo "The good news on America's [...]
A-level maths standards down on 1960s but not on 1990s
BBC - Staff Writer "Students who achieve a B in [...]
Mom wanted her daughter to flunk, but the school wouldn’t back her up
The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "A Fairfax County mother [...]
Teacher assails practice of giving passing grades to failing students
The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "Caleb Stewart Rossiter, a [...]
More A’s in English classes? Not easier material or grade inflation but more open-ended discussion
The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "A Get Schooled [...]