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February 2, 2026
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February 2, 2026
Why Grade Inflation Is Tough To Tame

Dealing with a grade inflation problem that most schools experience, Harvard has announced several suggestions for its faculty.

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April 16, 2024
price and grade inflation
April 16, 2024
How Nigeria and Yale Have Similar Inflation

Similar phenomena, grade inflation and price inflation are controversial problems that are tough to eliminate.

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July 28, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
July 28, 2023
What We Need To Know About Student Loans

Knowing that the Supreme Court recently decided against the Biden student loans forgiveness program, we should look at who was affected.

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September 14, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
September 14, 2022
The Subjective Side of Ranking Statistics

Whether it's top colleges or the happiest countries, we can ask about the validity of the ranking criteria that were used.

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August 25, 2022
economic news roundup and student loan facts
August 25, 2022
What We (Might) Need To Know About Student Loans

Student loan facts can help us to better understand the Biden administration's decision to provide loan forgiveness with a $10,000 cap.

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July 8, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
July 8, 2021
The Downside of Choosing a Top College

When U.S.News & World Report is ranking colleges, the numbers misleadingly convey an objectivity that a closer look eliminates.

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June 4, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
June 4, 2021
When a Grade Is Like a Price

Looking at grade inflation at colleges and universities, we can ask whether the increase can be compared to prices.

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April 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
April 30, 2021
How Head Start Connects to College

We can compare the early childhood education component of President Biden's legislative proposals to other preschool programs.

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April 14, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
April 14, 2021
Telling the Student Loan Story

There is much more to see about student loans than a $1.7 trillion total when we decide how much Congress might forgive.

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March 19, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
March 19, 2021
How Covid Affected College Applications

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January 25, 2021
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January 25, 2021
Why College Tuitions Are Up and Other Prices Are Down

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October 27, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
October 27, 2020
Why Buying Plum Jam Is Like Retaking the SAT

When shopping in a supermarket or deciding whether to retake a test, we should be aware of our left-digit bias.

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