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With the recent release of ‘Friday the 13th’ prequel series ‘Crystal Lake,’ our writer rewatched every film in the iconic slasher franchise to grade them on a hockey mask scale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
A grade 4 is roughly equivalent to a 'C' under the old system, and is seen as a passport to jobs and further education.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Porter eventually left Texas for Fresno so when Everett’s family moved west to South Central Los Angeles, the youngest Everett, still in grade school, took over cooking for everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Former Education Secretary Michael Gove prioritised English, maths and science, while raising grade boundaries, making exams harder and limiting resits.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Instead of telling me he needed space at the beginning of seventh grade, he made himself my enemy.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Four in 10 American teachers report facing pressure from moms and dads to change grades, according to a 2024 EdWeek survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,500 educators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Poor grades had limited his playing time—he’d been booted off the team repeatedly—and he figured it was time for real life to begin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
At the end of each episode, Jerry grades the songs on lyrical strength, narrative structure, production and atmosphere, lore and literary devices, and emotional impact.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
His school grades were not enough to get him into medical school, so he attended an access course at Glasgow Kelvin college to study physiology at the University of Glasgow.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In addition to volunteering at the homeless shelter, he gets grades that land him on the honor roll every quarter.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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Sean Braisted said administrators stepped in to give the student another chance to finish the assignment, and independently graded the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Police have made no arrests or recovered any cards, which had been graded by Professional Sports Authenticator and were being shipped back to collectors nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. insurers have around $40 billion of debt investments on their books that Egan-Jones has privately graded.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
England's biggest school leaders' union has called for a halt to graded Ofsted inspections, saying they could pose a "risk to life" for school staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
I did my homework, Daddy graded papers, Mother did the dishes and none of us said a word.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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Quince offers both lab-grown and natural stones which come with a grading report, the aforementioned return policy and a warranty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
He said he spent $8,000 on grading, and the cards carried insurance of up to $156,000, less than their market value.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In my last few years as a teacher before I retired in 2022, I—along with my fellow educators—were called into the administration office to discuss our grading policies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sermanni stressed that the union had not accepted the pay and grading package and said the "fight for improvements" was not over.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Late afternoon: In the office at Berkeley I shared with several other lecturers and teaching assistants, I was grading some papers.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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