The 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.
Harvard University’s Office of Undergraduate Education is raising concerns about mounting grade inflation, reporting that the school’s grading system is “damaging the academic culture of the College.” The office sent a 25-page report to faculty and students, stating that 60 percent of all undergraduate grades are now A’s. This is a 35 percent increase compared to 20 […]
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 […]
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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