Culture
Harvard institutes new policies after rampant grade inflation among Ivy League schoolsAfter accusations of racism and unfairness from students, Harvard University has approved a grade cap aimed at curbing grade inflation and better distinguishing the highest academic performers. The measure,… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina could be first state to ban âgrade-floorâ policies for public-school studentsÂShould public schools give K-12 students a minimum grade regardless of their actual work â or lack thereof? Absolutely not, argues Bryce Fielder, director of… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s attempt to combat grade inflation called racist by studentsHarvard University students are pushing back against a proposal to curb grade inflation, calling it discriminatory and urging administrators to scrap the plan. The petition, started by freshman Angelina Agostini, argues… Read More
Public Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warnsÂForget reading, writing and arithmetic â the real âRâ public schools are teaching these days is âreducing (academic) rigorâ by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The Hill argues. âThe… Read More
Public Education
Student fails psych paper for citing Bible on gender, files complaint against OUA junior at the University of Oklahoma has filed a religious discrimination complaint against the school after receiving a zero on a psychology response-paper, in which she… Read More
Public Education
Majority of teachers disapprove of âequitableâ grading practices that âenable laziness,â survey showsMost K-12 teachers are giving equitable grading practices an F, a recent survey discovered. Michael Petrilli, president of the Fordham Institute, explains equitable grading policies were invented by those who… Read More
Public Education
Analysts: New York skews reading, math scores to create âillusionâ of improved student performanceNew York State is skewing reading and math proficiency rates to make K-12 schools appear more effective, according to a recent policy analysis. On Aug. 11, the New York State… Read More
Public Education
Could a âhigh school readinessâ metric help parents evaluate K-8 education?Since the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of parents are questioning whether public schools deliver the quality of education theyâve promised. Now, the Fordham Institute, an education reform think tank,… Read More
Public Education
Rochester Public Schools abolishes pandemic-era ‘equitable’ grading(The Center Square) â A Minnesota school district is finally giving its students back the freedom to fail. Rochester Public Schools implemented a âno creditâ grading policy in 2020, in… Read More
Public Education
Atlanta professor allegedly fired for refusing to inflate grades at an HBCUA former economics professor at Atlantaâs Spelman College alleges he was fired after he refused to inflate grades in an econometrics class. Spelman, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… Read More
Public Education
Teachers at a Virginia school district can again give zeros to students who do no work, but 50% remains the bottom for any effortA school district in Virginia reversed a change to its grading policy, allowing teachers to again give students zeros for not turning in assignments. Last year, Fairfax County Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Second Kansas City-area school district lowers bar for grades; new bottom is 50%, âany effortâ earns 60%Students in a Kansas City-area school district who do no work could end a course with 50% on their record, and with âany effortâ receive a minimum of 60%. Thatâs… Read More
Public Education
‘Grade grubbing.’ Some high school and college students want good grades without the work, says surveyA survey of nearly 300 high school teachers and college professors found that students frequently ask for better grades than theyâve earned, also known as grade… Read More
Public Education
Arlington Public Schools lowers grading standards in the name of âequityâA Virginia school district is revising its grading policies to create âequitable grading processes.â The new policies allow students to redo assignments, turn in late… Read More