A decade ago, an esteemed professor delivered a lecture upon receiving a university award for a “significant contribution to the learning environment.” After the lecture, he took questions from the ...

This might sound impossibly old-fashioned, but I still like the idea that education is about learning: facts, skills, concepts, research, culture, analysis, inspiration. It’s supposed to enrich our ...

・Average GPAs are rising, but test scores are not, signaling widespread grade inflation. ・Parents and colleges are increasingly misled by inflated grades, undermining accountability and preparedness. ...

This might sound impossibly old-fashioned, but I still like the idea that education is about learning: facts, skills, concepts, research, culture, analysis, inspiration. It’s supposed to enrich our ...

Re “Excellence at Yale Doubted as Nearly Everyone Gets A’s” (news article, Dec. 6): The recent article about grade inflation at Yale was quite interesting but underplayed the role that students play.

Aden Barton ’24, an Editorial editor, is an Economics concentrator in Eliot House. His column “Harvard in Numbers” appears on alternate Mondays. Here’s a quotation from one of Harvard’s many ...

Parents want to believe that their kids are thriving in school. But new research reveals that parents are often deceived when they are told that their children are performing satisfactorily. The study ...

Students are seen on campus at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 2024. The University of Southern California (USC) on April 17, 2024 has canceled its ...

A few years ago, I penned an op-ed in this space about grade inflation. Unfortunately, the problem has gotten noticeably worse, as highlighted by the Review-Journal in its Nov. 12 editorial, ...

Students on the Harvard University campus. Pressure to improve graduation rates is contributing to inaccurate grading. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press) This might sound impossibly old-fashioned, but ...