The Harvard Crimson

‘There’s No Benefit’: Students Decry Proposed Cap on A Grades

Harvard students slammed a proposal to cap A grades and use raw percentage scores for internal awards, warning that the changes would intensify academic competition, misrepresent students’ mastery of ...
The Harvard Crimson

Faculty Committee Proposes Cap on A Grades, New Internal Ranking System

A faculty committee proposed a sweeping overhaul of Harvard College grading that would sharply limit A grades and introduce a ...

Harvard Proposes Capping A’s to Curb Grade Inflation

A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. Professors will vote on a proposal to limit ...

Opinion: Grading is hard — and grade-inflation makes it worthless

Good grading starts long before a class ends.

Commentary: Are we grading students or AI chatbots?

We are actively developing the curriculum to ensure students graduate knowing how to use AI tools, thereby turning the ...
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School district’s new grading system gives students a low grade of 40% instead of a zero

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A school district in Missouri adopted a new grading system that prevents students from receiving a zero even if they didn’t do the assignment. The Kansas City ...