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grader

[grey-der] / ˈgreɪ dər /


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A test grader saw her work outsourced to India.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

John DeMuria, chief executive of coffee supply-chain company Coastal Commodities, and a grader of 35 years, said he failed the first time he tried.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Kerlin Núñez, a 9th grader at Franklin High School in Highland Park, held up a sign reading: “If your voice held no power … they wouldn’t try to silence you.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Jaime Alvarez, an 11th grader at Thomas Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles, walked out of class in the morning and took the bus downtown with his friends.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

I’m just a seventh grader, and everybody else here is an adult, thought Natalie.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In March, he was reassigned to teach sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Kindergarten through 2nd graders at Laurel Elementary in Compton participate in a summer bridge program to continue learning foundational math skills if they need a boost for concepts introduced during the school year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Last year, 28.1% of 11th graders tested as proficient in English language arts and 9.5% tested as proficient in math.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

TALLINN, Estonia—An entire country just gave all of its 10th and 11th graders their own ChatGPT accounts to use for school.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

“Just thinking about stuff,” I say, waiting while some eighth graders carry a model of the earth down the corridor.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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