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(Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community &amp; Diaspora, Carl E. James, writes about a recent Toronto Star investigation into grade inflation\u00a0and whether it's\u00a0holding top students back and setting others up to fail. James analyzed top scholar media coverage, STEM study, and teacher-student relations to understand this upward trend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2022\/10\/29\/an-explosion-in-a-students-grades-are-rising-at-gta-high-schools-heres-what-it-means-for-your-kids.html\">handing out higher marks than ever before<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to a recent <em>Toronto Star<\/em> investigation into grade inflation. It asked: \u201cIs runaway grade inflation holding top students back and setting others up to fail?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Star<\/em> found that data indicate \u201cGrade 12 averages are on a steady slope upwards and the number of kids entering university with a 95+ average has exploded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This question had me recalling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2022\/08\/19\/100-in-english-toronto-catholic-boards-top-scholars-reveal-their-academic-secrets.html\">summer media reports about \u201ctop scholars\u201d graduating from schools in the GTA<\/a> with average grades of 100 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understandably, what accounts for the upward trend in grade averages is difficult to determine, since there are many complicated and nuanced reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, among the reasons the <em>Star<\/em> investigation identifies is \u201cthe popularity of STEM courses\u201d to boost averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I examined reporting about the \u201ctop scholars\u201d who received grades of 100 per cent, they were mainly taking science courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder about the effects such media narratives have on youth who tend not to see their stories celebrated as \u201ctop scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article authored by Carl E. 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