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16.05.26 - 17:30
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Sports, Media, Inflation | Pointed News Quiz (Bloomberg)
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David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo of “Bloomberg This Weekend” are joined by Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor Dave Merritt to play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com (Source: Bloomberg)...
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16.05.26 - 16:30
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Inflation: Benennung desselben Wertes mit größeren Zahlen (Tichys Einblick)
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Die Europäische Zentralbank behauptet seit Jahren, sie sichere mit ihrer Politik die Geldwertstabilität im Euro-Raum. Die offiziellen Inflationszahlen scheinen ihr Recht zu geben: meist sind es niedrige Teuerungsraten, zeitweise sogar mit Deflationsängsten verbunden. Doch für viele Bürger fühlt sich diese angebliche Stabilität völlig anders an. Wohnen wird unbezahlbar, Vermögensaufbau immer schwieriger, die Ersparnisse verlieren an
Der Beitrag Inflation: Benennung desselben Wertes mit größeren Zahlen erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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16.05.26 - 01:33
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Harvard Weighs Major Crackdown On "Grade Inflation" (ZeroHedge)
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Harvard Weighs Major Crackdown On "Grade Inflation"
Harvard faculty begin voting Tuesday on what may be the most aggressive effort in decades to curb grade inflation, a long-running issue that has also drawn attention from the White House as it pushes broader higher-ed reforms, according to Bloomberg.
The proposal would cap A grades in undergraduate classes at 20% of students, plus four additional students. The move comes after A grades surged at Harvard: about 60% of grades were A's in the 2024–25 academic year, more than double the rate in 2006. After administrators pushed for stricter grading last fall, that number dropped to 53%. Faculty have one week to vote, with results expected May 20.
Supporters say grade inflation has made academic distinctions less meaningful. Last year, Harvard seniors needed a 3.989 GPA to earn summa cum laude, and an award traditionally given to one student ended in a 54-way tie. As professor Jason Furman said, “It's fundamentally dishonest to giv...
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