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Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System
Faculty and administrators at Western Oregon University are aiming to increase student retention rates and foster academic equity by changing...
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Trustees | General Education
Degraded Currency
The Problem of Grade Inflation
October 1, 2003 by George C. Leef Download PDF Press ReleaseThe report finds grade inflation is a national epidemic, undermining high performance and hard work in colleges and universities across the country. The study calls on colleges and universities to end practices that inflate grades and institute measures that reward achievement and high standards.
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Press ReleasesGeneral Education
Bursting the Grade Bubble
WASHINGTON, DC—As study after study continues to find that grade inflation at universities nationwide shows no sign of abating, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni released today a short guide to help trustees rein in galloping A’s. Measuring Up: The Problem of Grade Inflation and What Trustees Can Do was sent to the boards […]
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Measuring Up
This guide suggests various strategies that boards of trustees can adopt to curb the problem of grade inflation at their schools. Addressing grade inflation is one way to ensure the academic quality of an institution and to guarantee that students really get something for the tuition they pay. ACTA thanks the D.W. Gore Family Foundation […]
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ACTA in the NewsGeneral Education
Low Marks for High Marks
George W. Bush, Yale ’68, was kidding when he addressed the Class of 2001 at his alma mater. “To those of you who received awards and distinctions,” he told the new graduates, “I say well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.” That’s the good […]
ACTA in the NewsCosts
On the Brink: Standing of U.S. Education Threatened by Spiraling Costs and Sliding Standards
Anne Neal may be just the person to dispense a cold dose of reality to scores of trusting tuition-paying parents. When sons and daughters enroll at one of this country’s colleges or universities, the promise of a world-class education and employable skills seems more than enough reason to keep writing checks for ever-escalating tuition and […]
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