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Oregon University Eliminates Failing Grades – HotAir

Some colleges and universities in the United States have been struggling with student performance, particularly since they began spending more time protesting Israel or the police than on the classes they signed up for. And the DEI push concerning who does or doesn’t get admitted isn’t helping either. But no school wants to go public and say that they are graduating a bunch of sub-par students, right? Western Oregon University has joined the ranks of those who are finding creative solutions to these challenges. They will simply no longer issue failing grades to anyone such as “D-” or “F.” They will simply assign “no credit” to those who fail to complete the work in the hope that they will be less likely to drop out. Brilliant! (Fox News)

An Oregon university announced they will abandon failing letter grades, citing a “GPA fixation” that negatively impacts students.

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