More on grade inflation

From Chris Blattman‘s blog today: “If you thought regular grade inflation was bad…”

Loyola students are having difficulty getting jobs. In response, did the administration consider dropping tuition? Nope. Instead, they just gave everybody an extra third of a grade — retroactively, no less. That’s not just inflation; that’s a rewriting of history.

Click here for the full story.

Chris also links to Jun Ishii, who works on analyzing how SAT prep courses affect college admissions.

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