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Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation
Harvard University will cap A grades at 1 out of 5 undergraduates next year in an effort to tame runaway grade inflation.
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What happenedHarvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of gra...". The other frames it as "Harvard Faculty Votes to Address Grade Inflation by Limiting the Number of ‘A’ Grades Awa...".
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CenterHarvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation
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Right / center-rightHarvard caps A's at 20% of students to curb rampant grade inflation
Harvard faculty vote to cap 'A' grades at 20% in sweeping effort to combat decades of grade inflation
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Harvard faculty voted in favor of capping A grades at 20% on Wednesday in an effort to combat grade inflation. "Today the Harvard faculty voted to make their grades mean what they say they...
Harvard Faculty Votes to Address Grade Inflation by Limiting the Number of ‘A’ Grades Awarded
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"Some students told WBZ-TV they were concerned it would create a more competitive environment." The post Harvard Faculty Votes to Address Grade Inflation by Limiting the Number of ‘A’ Grade...
