Jul 18, 2017

Trends suggest GPAs are inflated

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USA Today front page, "High school grades have risen, but SAT scores don't follow," by Greg Toppo:

  • High school seniors graduating with an A average ... In 1998: 38.9%. Last year: 47%.
  • "That's right: Nearly half of America's Class of 2016 are A students."
  • "Meanwhile, their average SAT score fell from 1,026 to 1,002 on a 1,600-point scale."
  • "In colleges nationwide, the most popular grade is now an A, according to Stuart Rojstaczer, a former Duke University scholar and founder of the website GradeInflation.com."

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What they're saying: "President Trump could not have made a better decision," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement. "Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an exceptionally impressive jurist and an exceedingly well-qualified nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States."

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What she's saying: Barrett touched on Ginsburg's legacy, as well as her own judicial philosophy and family values. "I love the United States and I love the United States Constitution," she said. "I'm truly humbled at the prospect of serving on the  Supreme Court."

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  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 6 p.m. ET: 7,072,897 — Total deaths: 204,446 — Total recoveries: 2,727,335 — Total tests: 99,488,275 — Map.
  3. States: New York daily cases top 1,000 for first time since June — U.S. reports over 55,000 new coronavirus cases.
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