Florida teacher fired for giving zeros loses legal fight
Florida teacher Diane Tirado, fired in 2018 for giving zeros instead of a mandatory 50% minimum grade, has lost her legal battles. The Times of India reports that in 2020, Florida's education…
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University of Michigan to hide freshman grades, cites mental health crisis
The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen from fall 2027, citing a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.…
US Justice Department Accuses Duke Law of Race-Based Admissions
The US Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions, saying personal essays and first-generation status were used as proxies. In a findings letter, it claimed…
