grades

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My mom told me, “I’m going to put you here; you have good grades, and you’re going to help.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The report also found that test scores are a better predictor of college performance than high school grades, but that UC weighed grades more heavily in admission decisions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Upcoming physics papers have been replaced as a "precautionary step", but students' results dates remain unchanged, the exam board said, meaning grades will be issued on time and in line with university offer deadlines.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Grade inflation is the gradual awarding of higher grades over time for the same- or lesser-quality work.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

But to accelerate his progress, she began to speak to him in Spanish, coaxed him to take up his text, and tutored him, and within a short while he was receiving high grades.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady