Grade inflation is the most rampant at exclusive private schools

By Jenny Anderson (Quartz).   It’s no secret that rich parents go to great lengths to get their kids into the best colleges. New US research may quantify just how far. Research from Michael Hurwitz, a researcher from the College Board, and Jason Lee, from the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia, […]

Read More »

GPA’s Are Rising, SAT Scores Remain Flat

New research shows that 47 percent of high school seniors graduated last year with an “A” average — up from about 39 percent in 1998. But average SAT scores fell 24 points in that same period. The authors of the study — Michael Hurwitz of The College Board and Jason Lee of the University of […]

Read More »