grades

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Now Maguire fears plans to use her earlier grades to arrive at her final degree grade will not reflect her final-year work, for which she has been averaging first-class scores.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Maguire said other students were also anxious about grades from earlier years being taken to estimate their grades, which they felt were "not a true reflection" of their additional efforts in their final years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Test scores “add substantially to UC’s ability to predict student success” beyond high school grades, especially for minority groups, the faculty report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Statewide, 37.3% of students meet math learning standards in the grades that are tested.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The reason was this: The missionary school was pretty good—it got me started, gave me a good background—but when the time came to take the national high school examination, I didn’t get good grades.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola