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Umaine Study Examines Dilemma Of Weighted Grades, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Study Examines Dilemma Of Weighted Grades, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The value assigned to an “A” varies in high schools throughout Maine and nationally, and as college admissions and scholarships based on class rank raise the stakes, administrators are scrambling to devise rigorous, equitable grading systems. About half the nation's school systems assign weighted grades, allowing more points for high grades in Advanced Placement or other accelerated courses than for the same grades in less demanding classes, according to a new study from the University of Maine. But with no state or national standards to guide high schools that weight grades or to clarify their meaning to college admissions officers, …
Umaine Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr
Umaine Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Interviews with top students in the Class of 2000.
Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr
Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Four University of Maine students will share the honor of being class salutatorian when the Class of2000 graduates of May 20. The following are profiles of each of these outstanding students.
Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr
Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine will demonstrate its commitment to bringing about greater racial and ethnic understanding and presence in the state at an April 6-7 conference. The Diversity Education Conference will exanrine the status, issues, opportunities and challenges of transition in a predominately white, traditionally rural state.