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		rendall 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a... Apparently Harvard is introducing a 20% cap (plus change) on As. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/03/plan-to-rein-... No cap on A minuses though.
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Gibbon1 5 days ago [–]

Looked at my collage that I went to 40 years ago. Back then they graded on a curve.

Looking student grades for 2025.

A's 30% B's 45%

2 out of 254 got an A+

I look at grade inflation still being a problem at elite schools and shake my head.

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