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Grade Inflation Corrupts America’s Schools and Cripples Her Children

by Edwin Benson September 30, 2024

The United States education system is corrupted from top to bottom. That is a strong statement but one that is quite easy to defend. The evidence is all around. This article will focus on one aspect of that corruption: grade inflation. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where … Read more

Grade Inflation: Does a Rising Tide Really Lift all Boats?

by Edwin Benson October 3, 2020October 12, 2018

Like most teachers, I spent the first few years of my career just trying to keep my head above water, running as fast as I could to keep from falling behind. Then came a horrible realization. Nobody cared how hard I worked as long as enough students got A’s. Give grades that were high enough, … Read more