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“When Grades Stop Meaning Anything” And The UC Math Crisis

“The students were broadly receiving good grades, too: More than a quarter of the students needing remedial math had a 4.0 grade point average in math. The average was 3.7. In fact, the report found that on average, student grades in 2025 rose compared to those of students admitted in 2020. Instead, here is the […]

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– Peter Nilsson

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