A nything Harvard College does draws attention. So it was no surprise that a recent report arguing that undergraduate grading practices are “out of whack,” as one professor put it, got a lot of buzz.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The State Board of Education approved the Florida Department of Education’s updated school grading scale during the July board meeting on Wednesday morning. According to the ...