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Spending, mass failure both soar in NYC schools
Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about bad news involving New York City’s public schools. New York City, like so many other big, blue cities, serves as an excellent…
Grade inflation
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California sees negative impact of dumping standardized tests
Editors at National Review Online assess the results of an experiment in California higher education. In May of 2020, the University of California school system, with its over 300,000 students…
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Harvard grade inflation report highlights larger problem
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about a recent controversy at the nation’s oldest university. The recent reactions by students of arguably the nation’s most prominent university to a report…
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Harvard researcher labels school ‘totally corrupt’
David Strom writes for HotAir.com about a scathing attack on Harvard from one of its own. Is Harvard irredeemable? Yes, unless they are forced by external forces to reform. That’s…
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Too Many NYC Public School Grads Can’t Handle Community College
The New York post documents disturbing news about local public school graduates. Nearly half of all New York City public school graduates who head to local community colleges are forced…
Education
Martin Center Column Explores ‘Blowing Boiler’ of American Higher Education
Michael Pearce writes for the Martin Center about two major problems for American universities. The need for change in the visual arts may offer a way to fix two of…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on the uncertain fate of North Carolina’s state elections and ethics board. CJ Online also features an interview with Matthew Ladner of the…
Education
Martin Center says higher education reform hits prime time
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center explores prime-time coverage of issues linked to higher education’s woes. The movement to reform higher education is finally entering prime time. Although major news…
Education
Walter Williams assesses the latest national NAEP scores
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events explains why the latest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, The Nation’s Report Card, “leaves much to be desired.” When it…
Education
Do nothing, get a C
Talk about grade inflation! Eric Owens of the Daily Caller shares the story of one California school district that has redefined “average.” Officials in a public school district about 50…
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Non-Tenured Faculty Obsess About Student Evaluations
Student course evaluations are supposed to encourage professors to improve their classes and help departments identify faculty members’ strengths and weaknesses. More often, however, they spur grade inflation and cause academic…
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Time for universities to grow a backbone!
Jesse Saffron’s latest article, “Reforms aimed at fighting grade inflation are falling short,” exposes some ugly truths about grade inflation: that it plagues most college campuses and that policies used…