Harvard limiting the number of A grades is a good thing — even if students are melting down over it

It’s time for Harvard students to say goodbye to their straight-A’s. On Friday, a committee of faculty advised the school to ...

Students in some districts get automatic 50%, even if they submit no work. Lawmakers are advancing a bill to change that.

A bill seeks to ban minimum grade floors in South Carolina and overhaul the state's GPA and credit recovery system.
The Hoya

GU Introduces New Grading System as Students Raise Fairness Concerns

Georgetown University announced additional reforms to its grading policy for the spring semester April 2 following weeks of student lobbying for more lenient academic standards amid the COVID-19 ...

Harvard University Proposes A 20% Cap On A’s To Fight Grade Inflation

A Harvard faculty committee has recommended capping the number of A grades that can be assigned in undergraduate classes to ...
Inside Higher Ed

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 the university’s grading system. The small regional ...

Harvard faculty committee suggests capping A's in proposed internal ranking system

Harvard committee proposes capping A grades at 20% per class starting 2026-27 to combat grade inflation that has seen over 60% of undergraduate grades become A's.
Education Week

What Is Standards-Based Grading, and How Does It Work?

The Northern Cass school district in North Dakota last spring graduated its first class of seniors who went through most of high school without receiving letter grades. Instead, their report cards ...
Wall Street Journal

Should AI Be Trusted With Grading Students’ Work?

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, July 3rd. I'm Zoe ...