We know now from decades of research that grades are not scientific or objective measurements of student learning.

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 mean," a ...

Harvard undergraduates voiced strong opposition to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ decision to cap A grades at roughly 20 percent of undergraduate course enrollment, warning the policy will fuel ...

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Rehaan Hassan graduated recently with the second-highest cumulative GPA over the past four years, adding to his list of ...

Harvard University faculty voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation ...

In 712 Harvard course offerings last year, every enrolled undergraduate received an A. In another 532, A’s were common enough that the class would have violated the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ newly ...

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The average student loan payment is between $200 and $299, according to the most recent available data from the Federal Reserve. The average debt among recent graduates who took out student loans is ...

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