Thomas Lindsay: The fact that we are failing to educate 36 percent of our students should give us pause before we rush to graduation rate-focused outcomes-based funding.
Higher Education
Irony Alert: Students Demand Profs Stop Handing Out Easy A’s
I never thought I’d see the day. Grading standards in college have grown so lax (nearly 50% of all college grades nationwide are A’s) that now even the students—the students!—are demanding that professors grow a spine and grade them honestly. In August, a letter was sent to President Donald Trump by the student body presidents...
October 30, 2025