A University of Mississippi researcher gives the American grading system an 'F' in his new book – and said it is harmful to students. OXFORD, Miss. – America’s obsession with grades is failing ...

Several years ago, during a one-on-one conversation with an art teacher at the middle school where I was principal, I came to an unsettling realization. We were wrestling with the fact that our ...

Joe: Rick, you’ve written recently about the harms of grade inflation and how a primary cause is educators who, influenced by “equitable grading,” compromise rigor and award students higher grades ...

Users across the social media landscape left comments bemoaning the state of the American public-education system. Some users went further, implying that the scale was implemented statewide. But a few ...

After the fall 2025 final exam in Chemistry 430: Introduction to Biological Chemistry, students discovered that their instructor readjusted grade cutoffs, significantly lowering many students' marks ...