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March 19, 2025

Title: Is Grade Inflation Making People Unemployable?
Topic: Grade Inflation

Discussed by Dr. Thomas Lindsay
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

For the past decade, students in colleges and universities across America have been getting better and better grades. Are they getting smarter or are they just being given a pass?

Dr. Thomas Lindsay is the Higher Education Policy Advisor for the Next Generation Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Today, Dr. Lindsay explains grade inflation and how it is hurting our college kids.

Click here to read Dr. Thomas Lindsay’s op-ed on this issue.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is grade inflation? Is college grade inflation rampant nationwide?

Does grade inflation undermine academic standards and devalue transcripts?

How does grade inflation short-change students, especially in the work force? Dr. Lindsay explains why he believes that a college degree is nearly worthless now.

If we are truly living in a world-economy, does grade inflation hurt the American business community’s ability to compete on the world stage?

How do we correct the massive problem of grade inflation? Is it possible to rewind the clock? Dr. Lindsay discusses HB1705 authored by Texas Representative Joanne Shofner.

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