Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: High School Grade Inflation Leads to Lower Learning, Lower Earnings
June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley:
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High school grade inflation leads to lower learning, lower earnings
A newly released study from economist Jeffrey Denning, published with the National Bureau of Economic Research, argues that a too-easy A in high schoo . . .
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High school grade inflation leads to lower learning, lower earnings
A newly released study from economist Jeffrey Denning, published with the National Bureau of Economic Research, argues that a too-easy A in high schoo . . .