Florida’s highest GPA prompts schools to review valedictorian rules

His example has led to statewide debate over how schools calculate grade-point averages. [ Photo by MIKE CAMUNAS/Tampa Bay Beacons ] Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 ...
Medicine Buffalo

Calculate GPA

The GPA at UB is the ratio of the number of grade points earned at UB to the number of graded credits at UB. Only letter grades are utilized in determining GPA; letter grades are “A,” “A-,” “B+,” “B,” ...
The Gazette

Iowa regents to study grade inflation impact on admissions

IOWA CITY — The Board of Regents has announced it will spearhead a study group to investigate how “grade inflation” across the state and nation is impacting admission standards at its public ...
The Globe and Mail

The hard costs of easy As

Children across the country will get their report cards this week. It’s a safe bet to say that A grades will be plentiful, while Fs will be exceptionally rare. While many parents and students will be ...
Dallas Morning News

America’s colleges have let grade inflation get out of hand

Many college graduates are leaving school this season with near-perfect GPAs. Sure, many are high-achieving, smart students, but as the number of students receiving top grades continues to rise, it is ...
The New York Times

It’s Becoming Impossible to Know How Your Kid Is Doing in School

Dr. Kalil is a professor of public policy at the University of Chicago. Dr. Rury is an assistant professor of economics at Oregon State University. See more of our coverage in your search ...
The Washington Post

Harvard’s solution won’t stop runaway A’s. This could.

Vincent Phillip Muñoz is a professor at the University of Notre Dame. University administrators have long known that grade inflation is a problem, but no one has been willing to do much about it. The ...
Forbes

Forbes 2026 College Financial Grades: How We Calculate The GPA’s

Forbes College Financial Grades assess private non-profit colleges' operational health and balance sheet strength through ten key metrics. These include endowment assets per student, a vital indicator ...
The New York Times

60 Percent of Grades at Harvard Were A’s. Enough Is Enough.

Mr. Furman, a contributing Opinion writer, and Mr. Laibson are economists at Harvard University. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de ...
CNN

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, ...
Austin American-Statesman

Does UT give out too many A's? It's fueling concerns about academic rigor

Higher education is in trouble — and grades are losing their meaning. That’s the verdict a committee from Yale University reached last month in a report that said universities have strayed from their ...
The Washington Post

Harvard faculty vote to limit A grades for undergraduates

Harvard faculty voted to cap the number of A grades given to undergraduates at about 20 percent per class, taking assertive action to reverse years of grade inflation at a time of intense scrutiny of ...