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Little as They Try, Students Can’t Get a D Here

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 2) View Story

Officials in the Mount Olive, N.J., school district adopted a standard allowing only A’s, B’s, C’s and F’s for students.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

+2 apples

While few high schools have banned D’s outright as Mount Olive has, some have sought to tamp down grade inflation by quietly tightening their standards over the years. Several New Jersey high schools, for instance, have raised the minimum for D’s to 70, which is traditionally the C-minus range, with anything below deemed an F.

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