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Questions raised over ‘fairness’ of different A-level grading standards

UK nations have taken different approaches following the pandemic.

The Independent UK

US student stranded at Somerset school credits lockdowns for exam success

Finn Bennett, 18, from Maine, achieved A, A and B in government and politics, business and economics A-levels.

The Independent UK

Exam results 2023: how to make sense of 'grade deflation' as A grades fall

Students across England are receiving lower grades than they might have done in 2022. The percentage of A or A* grades given for A-levels has fallen from 35.9% to 26.5% in 2023. Pupils’ grades are closer to those from before the pandemic, when 25.2% of results were at A or…

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‘Growing disparity’ between most and least advantaged A-level students

The attainment gap for the top grades between the north and south of England continues to be larger than it was before the pandemic, figures show.

The Independent UK

Top grades fall by a quarter in post-pandemic A-level shake-up

Teenagers now face a scramble to secure university places

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: The return to normal grading had to happen at some point — that will be of little comfort to students

One of the hardest parts of growing up is learning that life is not fair. For many students collecting their A-levels today, it is a particularly bitter realisation. Results are lower across the board as part of a push to reverse pandemic era grade inflation, when exams were cancelled and…

Evening Standard

Spanish Flu And COVID-19 Pandemic Show Similar Trends In Stillbirths

The Spanish flu led to the infection of up to a third of the world's population and the deaths of an estimated 50 to 100 million people.

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How gender inequality is hindering Japan's economic growth

Japan’s economy is under pressure from rising energy prices and defence costs and the impact of the pandemic. Plummeting birth rates and an ageing population further threaten the sustainability of its labour market. A 2023 study by independent thinktank the Recruit Works Institute points to a labour supply shortage of…

The Conversation

Three Asset Classes Delaware Statutory Trust Investors Should Avoid

While all real estate investing has its risks, student housing, senior care facilities and hospitality properties face extra challenges.

Kiplinger

A-level chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record

Overall A-level pass rate at lowest level for 15 years as government backs decision to return to pre-pandemic grading

The Independent UK

Thousands fewer students in England awarded top A-level grades

Education secretary Gillian Keegan accused of ‘adding insult to injury’ for remarks about significance of exam results

The Guardian - UK

Top A-level grades fall in Northern Ireland but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 26,000 students across the region received their results on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels - old

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their results.

The Independent UK

Getting the right care through your GP surgery

Millions of people make use of GP practices every year, but the pandemic has meant that these vital local health centres have had to rapidly evolve to meet our changing needs.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

A-level results 2023 LIVE: London students get highest A* rate in the country as attainment gap widens

In total, 30 per cent of exams taken in London were graded A* or A – which is just behind the South East at 30.3 per cent

The Hindu

The story of how the deadliest virus to humans was revived

In August 1997, Johan Hultin requested permission to exhume a mass grave in Alaska, hoping to find the recipe for the deadliest virus ever known: the 1918 Spanish flu. Scientists routinely engineer viruses, but need nature to create them first. Jeffery Taubenberger wanted to understand why some flu strains caused…

The Guardian - UK

A-level students in England may miss out as stricter grading returns

Headteachers say pupils may be disheartened by their results as pre-pandemic marking process means fewer top grades likely to be awarded

The Independent UK

Students receive A-level results as ministers in England aim to restore pre-pandemic grades

This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say

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The Independent UK

Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has proposed awarding the largest pay raise in decades to Kentucky’s public school personnel

The Texas Tribune

Despite post-pandemic improvements, STAAR scores show Texas students are still struggling with math and reading

Test results have gone up since the pandemic in both subjects, but math scores are still below 2019 levels and about half of Texas students read below the level appropriate for most children in their grade.

The Guardian - UK

NHS trust failures contributed to suicide of girl, 12, London inquest told

Allison Aules from north-east London took her own life after her ‘mood changed completely during pandemic’

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope to keep going as long as possible’: the older people returning to work

As the pandemic subsides, people aged 50 to 64 are ‘unretiring’ – either through choice or necessity

Newsroom.co.nz

Auckland Transport wants to regain the city’s trust

The bus driver shortage is finally over, but roadblocks still await Auckland Transport as it marches forward on its quest to return patronage to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

Michael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in 'The Adults'

When director Dustin Guy Defa set out to make a movie about isolation, grief and familial strife, he wasn’t quite cognizant of the unmistakable ways in which the effects of the coronavirus pandemic were informing his script

The Conversation

A-level results 2023: what to do if your grades aren't what you hoped

It’s likely that the proportion of top A-level grades awarded in England this year will go down this year. The government wants to combat “grade inflation” and align results with those handed out in 2019, before the pandemic.

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