Grade inflation crisis: 90% of parents think kids are proficient, but only 22% of 12th graders meet math standards, and ...

Student evaluations subject professors to perverse incentives.

When nearly everyone admitted is excellent, excellence becomes common. That isn’t the end of meritocracy—it is what ...

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 ...

Even in the best of times, searching for a first job after college is an exercise in patience, resilience, and coping with ...

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 ...

More than a quarter of middle and high schools in the Tucson area's largest districts are awarding passing grades students may not be earning, an Arizona Daily Star investigation found. The 10-month ...

・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. ...

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 ...

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 ...