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What Do Student Grades Mean? Differences across Schools. Education Research Report.

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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1994

In spite of widespread concerns about low academic achievement nationally, parents generally have expressed satisfaction with their own children's achievement and schools, largely because their children's grades suggest that they are doing well. This report examines what student grades tell about achievement through the use of data from the…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change