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What’s Up with Grade Inflation?
Chances are, you’ve met a straight-A college student. There are plenty of them around. And some people aren’t too happy about that. A new wave of “meritocracy” obsessives seem convinced that there are just too many good grades being given out. But what drives our nation’s periodic panic about grade inflation? And what does it tell us about what we want grades to mean?
Related Reading:
What Does an A Really Mean?
A Real Problem with Grade Inflation
Who Needs an A? A Lot of Folks on Campus Do
Guest: Beckie Supiano, Senior Writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education
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